Sanskrit quote nr. 1679 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धं पतिं प्राप्य विलासिनीनां कटाक्षबाणा विफला भवन्ति ।
तद्वत् कुजादित्यशनैश्चराणां न वारदोषाः प्रभवन्ति रात्रौ ॥andhaṃ patiṃ prāpya vilāsinīnāṃ kaṭākṣabāṇā viphalā bhavanti |
tadvat kujādityaśanaiścarāṇāṃ na vāradoṣāḥ prabhavanti rātrau ||
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.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vilasini (vilāsinī, विलासिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण, bāṇā, बाणा): defined in 22 categories.
Viphala (विफल, viphalā, विफला): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuja (कुज): defined in 14 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Shanaishcara (sanaiscara, śanaiścara, शनैश्चर, śanaiścarā, शनैश्चरा): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vara (vāra, वार): defined in 23 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 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: “andhaṃ patiṃ prāpya vilāsinīnāṃ kaṭākṣabāṇā viphalā bhavanti”
- andham -
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andha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]andha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]andhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilāsinīnām -
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vilāsinī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kaṭākṣa -
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kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇā* -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viphalā* -
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viphala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “tadvat kujādityaśanaiścarāṇāṃ na vāradoṣāḥ prabhavanti rātrau”
- tadvat -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kujād -
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kuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kuja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- itya -
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itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- śanaiścarāṇām -
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śanaiścara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śanaiścara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śanaiścarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāra -
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vāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣāḥ -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prabhavanti -
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prabhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]prabhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 1679 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.