Sanskrit quote nr. 1829 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येष्वर्थकृता मैत्री यावदर्थविडम्बनम् ।
पुंभिः स्त्रीषु कृता यद्वत् सुमनःस्विव षट्पदैः ॥anyeṣvarthakṛtā maitrī yāvadarthaviḍambanam |
puṃbhiḥ strīṣu kṛtā yadvat sumanaḥsviva ṣaṭpadaiḥ ||
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.
Arthakrita (arthakrta, arthakṛta, अर्थकृत, arthakṛtā, अर्थकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Maitri (मैत्रि, maitrī, मैत्री): defined in 14 categories.
Maitrin (मैत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yavadartha (yāvadartha, यावदर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Vidambana (viḍambana, विडम्बन): defined in 7 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Strishu (strisu, strīṣū, स्त्रीषू): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Yadvat (यद्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali
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: “anyeṣvarthakṛtā maitrī yāvadarthaviḍambanam”
- anyeṣva -
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anya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- arthakṛtā* -
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arthakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arthakṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maitrī -
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maitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]maitri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]maitrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāvadartha -
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yāvadartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāvadartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viḍambanam -
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viḍambana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viḍambana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viḍambanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “puṃbhiḥ strīṣu kṛtā yadvat sumanaḥsviva ṣaṭpadaiḥ”
- pumbhiḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- yadvat -
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yadvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sumanaḥsvi -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sumanas (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṣaṭpadaiḥ -
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ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 1829 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.