Sanskrit quote nr. 1587 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःक्रूराः सौम्यमुखा अगाधहृदयाः स्त्रियः ।
अन्तर्विषा बहिःसौम्या भक्ष्या विषकृता इव ॥antaḥkrūrāḥ saumyamukhā agādhahṛdayāḥ striyaḥ |
antarviṣā bahiḥsaumyā bhakṣyā viṣakṛtā iva ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर, krūrā, क्रूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Saumyamukha (सौम्यमुख, saumyamukhā, सौम्यमुखा): defined in 2 categories.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध): defined in 8 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष, viṣā, विषा): defined in 19 categories.
Saumi (saumī, सौमी): defined in 2 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य, saumyā, सौम्या): defined in 22 categories.
Bhakshya (bhaksya, bhakṣya, भक्ष्य, bhakṣyā, भक्ष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Vishakrita (visakrta, viṣakṛta, विषकृत, viṣakṛtā, विषकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “antaḥkrūrāḥ saumyamukhā agādhahṛdayāḥ striyaḥ”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krūrāḥ -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saumyamukhā* -
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saumyamukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saumyamukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- agādha -
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agādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdayāḥ -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “antarviṣā bahiḥsaumyā bhakṣyā viṣakṛtā iva”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣā* -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saumyā* -
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saumī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]saumya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saumyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhakṣyā* -
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bhakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
- viṣakṛtā* -
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viṣakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣakṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1587 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.