Sanskrit quote nr. 1774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यमाश्रयते लक्ष्मीस् त्वन्यमन्यं च मेदिनी ।
अनन्यगामिनी पुंसां कीर्तिरेका पतिव्रता ॥anyamāśrayate lakṣmīs tvanyamanyaṃ ca medinī |
ananyagāminī puṃsāṃ kīrtirekā pativratā ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Medin (मेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Ananyagamin (ananyagāmin, अनन्यगामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Pativrata (pativratā, पतिव्रता): 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: “anyamāśrayate lakṣmīs tvanyamanyaṃ ca medinī”
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśraya -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- lakṣmīs -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- medinī -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “ananyagāminī puṃsāṃ kīrtirekā pativratā”
- ananyagāminī -
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ananyagāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ananyagāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekā -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pativratā -
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pativratā (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 1774 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.