Sanskrit quote nr. 1430 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुकूलां विमलाङ्गीं कुलजां कुशलां सुशीलसंपन्नाम् ।
पञ्चलकारां भार्यां पुरुषः पुण्योदयाल्लभते ॥anukūlāṃ vimalāṅgīṃ kulajāṃ kuśalāṃ suśīlasaṃpannām |
pañcalakārāṃ bhāryāṃ puruṣaḥ puṇyodayāllabhate ||
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.
Anukula (anukūlā, अनुकूला): defined in 8 categories.
Vimala (विमल, vimalā, विमला): defined in 25 categories.
Kulaja (kulajā, कुलजा): defined in 5 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśalā, कुशला): defined in 20 categories.
Sushila (susila, suśīla, सुशील): defined in 11 categories.
Sampanna (sampannā, सम्पन्ना): defined in 12 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 15 categories.
Lakara (lakāra, लकार): defined in 7 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Punyodaya (puṇyodaya, पुण्योदय): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “anukūlāṃ vimalāṅgīṃ kulajāṃ kuśalāṃ suśīlasaṃpannām”
- anukūlām -
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anukūlā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vimalā -
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vimala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vimalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṅgīm -
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āṅgī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kulajām -
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kulajā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuśalām -
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kuśalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- suśīla -
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suśīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suśīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampannām -
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sampannā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pañcalakārāṃ bhāryāṃ puruṣaḥ puṇyodayāllabhate”
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lakārā -
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lakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṇyodayāl -
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puṇyodaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 1430 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.