Sanskrit quote nr. 1487 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुममार न मार कथं नु सा रतिरतिप्रथितापि पतिव्रता ।
इयदनाथवधूवधपातकी दयितयापि तयासि किमुज्ज्ञितः ॥anumamāra na māra kathaṃ nu sā ratiratiprathitāpi pativratā |
iyadanāthavadhūvadhapātakī dayitayāpi tayāsi kimujjñitaḥ ||
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.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mara (māra, मार): defined in 15 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित, prathitā, प्रथिता): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pativrata (pativratā, पतिव्रता): defined in 7 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anatha (anātha, अनाथ): defined in 11 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Vadha (वध): defined in 12 categories.
Patakin (pātakin, पातकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Dayita (dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): 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: “anumamāra na māra kathaṃ nu sā ratiratiprathitāpi pativratā”
- anumam -
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anumā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āra -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māra -
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māra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ratir -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- prathitā -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[compound from √prath]prathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]√prath -> prathitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]√prath (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pativratā -
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pativratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “iyadanāthavadhūvadhapātakī dayitayāpi tayāsi kimujjñitaḥ”
- iyad -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[compound]iyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anātha -
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anātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vadha -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātakī -
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pātakin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dayitayā -
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dayitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tayā -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- Cannot analyse kimujjñitaḥ
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 1487 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.