Sanskrit quote nr. 1889 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपक्वे तु घटे नीरं चालन्यां सूक्ष्मपिष्टकम् ।
स्त्रीणां च हृदये वार्ता न तिष्ठति कदापि हि ॥apakve tu ghaṭe nīraṃ cālanyāṃ sūkṣmapiṣṭakam |
strīṇāṃ ca hṛdaye vārtā na tiṣṭhati kadāpi hi ||
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.
Apakva (अपक्व, apakvā, अपक्वा): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Nira (nīra, नीर): defined in 11 categories.
Calani (cālanī, चालनी): defined in 8 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Pishtaka (pistaka, piṣṭaka, पिष्टक): defined in 3 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): 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: “apakve tu ghaṭe nīraṃ cālanyāṃ sūkṣmapiṣṭakam”
- apakve -
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apakva (noun, masculine)[locative single]apakva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apakvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ghaṭe -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ghaṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- nīram -
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nīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cālanyām -
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cālanī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sūkṣma -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- piṣṭakam -
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piṣṭaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piṣṭaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “strīṇāṃ ca hṛdaye vārtā na tiṣṭhati kadāpi hi”
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 1889 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.