Sanskrit quote nr. 9104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविता वनिता कस्य न मोदाय सचेतसः ।
रस एव सदा तस्या नरीनर्तीव सर्वतः ॥kavitā vanitā kasya na modāya sacetasaḥ |
rasa eva sadā tasyā narīnartīva sarvataḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Kavita (kavitā, कविता): defined in 9 categories.
Vanitri (vanitr, vanitṛ, वनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Sacetas (सचेतस्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nari (narī, नरी): defined in 15 categories.
Nartin (नर्तिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “kavitā vanitā kasya na modāya sacetasaḥ”
- kavitā* -
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kavitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kav -> kavita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kav class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 10 verb]√kav -> kavitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kav class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kav class 10 verb]
- vanitā -
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vanitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√van (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- modāya -
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moda (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- sacetasaḥ -
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sacetas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sacetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “rasa eva sadā tasyā narīnartīva sarvataḥ”
- rasa* -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- narī -
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narī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nartī -
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nartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]nartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 9104 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.