Sanskrit quote nr. 1256 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनर्घ्यमपि माणिक्यं हेमाश्रयमपेक्षते ।
अनाश्रया न शोभन्ते पण्डिता वनिता लताः ॥anarghyamapi māṇikyaṃ hemāśrayamapekṣate |
anāśrayā na śobhante paṇḍitā vanitā latāḥ ||
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.
Anarghya (अनर्घ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manikya (māṇikya, माणिक्य): defined in 11 categories.
Hema (हेम, hemā, हेमा): defined in 18 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Anashraya (anasraya, anāśraya, अनाश्रय, anāśrayā, अनाश्रया): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित, paṇḍitā, पण्डिता): defined in 16 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anarghyamapi māṇikyaṃ hemāśrayamapekṣate”
- anarghyam -
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anarghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anarghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anarghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- māṇikyam -
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māṇikya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṇikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]māṇikyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hemā -
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hema (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hema (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]heman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]heman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hemā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśrayam -
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√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “anāśrayā na śobhante paṇḍitā vanitā latāḥ”
- anāśrayā* -
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anāśraya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anāśrayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhante -
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√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- paṇḍitā* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- vanitā* -
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vanita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- latāḥ -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1256 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.