Sanskrit quote nr. 1413 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनिष्टः कन्यकाया यो वरो रूपान्वितोऽपि यः ।
यदि स्यात्तस्य नो देया कन्या श्रेयोऽभिवाञ्छता ॥

aniṣṭaḥ kanyakāyā yo varo rūpānvito'pi yaḥ |
yadi syāttasya no deyā kanyā śreyo'bhivāñchatā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anishta (anista, aniṣṭa, अनिष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Kanyaka (kanyakā, कन्यका): defined in 8 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Varas (वरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Deya (deyā, देया): defined in 9 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Abhivat (अभिवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “aniṣṭaḥ kanyakāyā yo varo rūpānvito'pi yaḥ
  • aniṣṭaḥ -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyakāyā* -
  • kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varo* -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpān -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi syāttasya no deyā kanyā śreyo'bhivāñchatā
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • deyā -
  • deyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyo' -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • abhivāñch -
  • abhivat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1413 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.

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