Sanskrit quote nr. 1240 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनम्यासैर्हता विद्या नित्यहासैर्हताः स्त्रियः ।
कुबीजेन हतं क्षेत्रं भृत्यदोषैर्हता नृपाः ॥anamyāsairhatā vidyā nityahāsairhatāḥ striyaḥ |
kubījena hataṃ kṣetraṃ bhṛtyadoṣairhatā nṛpāḥ ||
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.
Anamin (अनमिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhriti (bhrti, bhṛti, भृति): defined in 4 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Adosha (adosa, adoṣa, अदोष): defined in 7 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anamyāsairhatā vidyā nityahāsairhatāḥ striyaḥ”
- anamyā -
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anamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]anamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsair -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- vidyā* -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāsair -
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hāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kubījena hataṃ kṣetraṃ bhṛtyadoṣairhatā nṛpāḥ”
- ku -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bījena -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bīja (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- kṣetram -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhṛtya -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]bhṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- adoṣair -
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adoṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]adoṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- nṛpāḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 1240 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.