Sanskrit quote nr. 2260 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिजनवतो भर्तुः श्लाघ्ये स्थिता गृहिणीपदे ।
विभवगरुभिः कृत्यैरस्य प्रतिक्षणमाकुला ॥abhijanavato bhartuḥ ślāghye sthitā gṛhiṇīpade |
vibhavagarubhiḥ kṛtyairasya pratikṣaṇamākulā ||
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.
Abhijanavat (अभिजनवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Shlaghya (slaghya, ślāghya, श्लाघ्य, ślāghyā, श्लाघ्या): defined in 3 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pratikshanam (pratiksanam, pratikṣaṇam, प्रतिक्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Akula (ākulā, आकुला): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy
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: “abhijanavato bhartuḥ ślāghye sthitā gṛhiṇīpade”
- abhijanavato* -
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abhijanavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]abhijanavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhartuḥ -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ślāghye -
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ślāghya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ślāghya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ślāghyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]√ślāgh -> ślāghyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb]√ślāgh (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- gṛhiṇī -
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gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gṛhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “vibhavagarubhiḥ kṛtyairasya pratikṣaṇamākulā”
- vibhava -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rubhiḥ -
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ru (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kṛtyair -
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kṛtya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pratikṣaṇam -
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pratikṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ākulā -
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ākulā (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 2260 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.