Sanskrit quote nr. 1575 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनौचित्येन कन्यासु पुरस्त्रीषु च या रतिः ।
स कामो हि क्षितीन्द्राणाम् अरिषड्वर्गपूर्वजः ॥anaucityena kanyāsu purastrīṣu ca yā ratiḥ |
sa kāmo hi kṣitīndrāṇām ariṣaḍvargapūrvajaḥ ||
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.
Anaucitya (अनौचित्य): defined in 4 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Trishu (trisu, trīṣu, त्रीषु): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kshitindra (ksitindra, kṣitīndra, क्षितीन्द्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shadvarga (sadvarga, ṣaḍvarga, षड्वर्ग): defined in 5 categories.
Purvaja (pūrvaja, पूर्वज): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Tamil, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “anaucityena kanyāsu purastrīṣu ca yā ratiḥ”
- anaucityena -
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anaucitya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kanyāsu -
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kanyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- puras -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trīṣu -
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trīṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]trīṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]trīṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ratiḥ -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa kāmo hi kṣitīndrāṇām ariṣaḍvargapūrvajaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmo* -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kṣitīndrāṇām -
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kṣitīndra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ṣaḍvarga -
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ṣaḍvarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrvajaḥ -
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pūrvaja (noun, masculine)[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 1575 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.