Sanskrit quote nr. 9110 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविभिर्नूपसेवासु चित्रालंकारहारिणी ।
वाणी वेश्येव लोभेन परोपकरणीकृता ॥kavibhirnūpasevāsu citrālaṃkārahāriṇī |
vāṇī veśyeva lobhena paropakaraṇīkṛtā ||
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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upaseva (upasevā, उपसेवा): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र, citrā, चित्रा): defined in 26 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Veshin (vesin, veśin, वेशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Lobha (लोभ): defined in 16 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Paru (परु): defined in 3 categories.
Upaka (उपक): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि, aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “kavibhirnūpasevāsu citrālaṃkārahāriṇī”
- kavibhir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kavi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- nū -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upasevāsu -
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upasevā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- citrā -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaṅkāra -
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alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāriṇī -
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hāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hāri (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vāṇī veśyeva lobhena paropakaraṇīkṛtā”
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- veśye -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]veśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]veśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]veśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]veśya (noun, masculine)[locative single]veśya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb], [locative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [locative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √viś], [vocative dual from √viś], [accusative dual from √viś], [locative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √viś], [vocative single from √viś], [vocative dual from √viś], [accusative dual from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √viś class 1 verb], [locative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [locative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √viś], [vocative dual from √viś], [accusative dual from √viś], [locative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √viś], [vocative single from √viś], [vocative dual from √viś], [accusative dual from √viś]√viś (verb class 0)[present passive first single]√viś (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lobhena -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- paro -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]paru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upaka -
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upaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṇī -
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aṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 9110 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.