Sanskrit quote nr. 1527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनृतं साहसं माया मूर्खत्वमतिलुब्धता ।
अशौचत्वं निर्दयत्वं स्त्रीणां दोषाः स्वभावजाः ॥anṛtaṃ sāhasaṃ māyā mūrkhatvamatilubdhatā |
aśaucatvaṃ nirdayatvaṃ strīṇāṃ doṣāḥ svabhāvajāḥ ||
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.
Anrita (anrta, anṛta, अनृत): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (māya, माय, māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Murkhatva (mūrkhatva, मूर्खत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Atilubdha (अतिलुब्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ashauca (asauca, aśauca, अशौच): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nirdayatva (निर्दयत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Svabhavaja (svabhāvaja, स्वभावज, svabhāvajā, स्वभावजा): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “anṛtaṃ sāhasaṃ māyā mūrkhatvamatilubdhatā”
- anṛtam -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- māyā* -
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mā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]māya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mā (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- mūrkhatvam -
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mūrkhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atilubdha -
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atilubdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atilubdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aśaucatvaṃ nirdayatvaṃ strīṇāṃ doṣāḥ svabhāvajāḥ”
- aśauca -
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aśauca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- nirdayatvam -
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nirdayatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- doṣāḥ -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svabhāvajāḥ -
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svabhāvaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svabhāvajā (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 1527 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.