Sanskrit quote nr. 1503 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुरागो वृथा स्त्रीषु स्त्रीषु गर्वो वृथा तथा ।
पृइयोऽहम् सर्वदा ह्यस्या ममैषा सर्वदाप्रिया ॥anurāgo vṛthā strīṣu strīṣu garvo vṛthā tathā |
pṛiyo'ham sarvadā hyasyā mamaiṣā sarvadāpriyā ||
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.
Anuraga (anurāga, अनुराग): defined in 7 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Strishu (strisu, strīṣū, स्त्रीषू): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvada (सर्वद, sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Apriya (apriyā, अप्रिया): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “anurāgo vṛthā strīṣu strīṣu garvo vṛthā tathā”
- anurāgo* -
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anurāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- garvo* -
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garva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “pṛiyo'ham sarvadā hyasyā mamaiṣā sarvadāpriyā”
- Cannot analyse pṛiyo'ham*sa
- sarvadā* -
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sarvada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- asyā* -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mamai -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiṣā -
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- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apriyā -
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apriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1503 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.