Sanskrit quote nr. 228 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अग्राह्या मूर्धजेष्वेताः स्त्रियो गुणसमन्विताः ।
न लताः पल्लवच्छेदम् अर्हन्त्युपवनोद्भवाः ॥

agrāhyā mūrdhajeṣvetāḥ striyo guṇasamanvitāḥ |
na latāḥ pallavacchedam arhantyupavanodbhavāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Agrahya (agrāhya, अग्राह्य, agrāhyā, अग्राह्या): defined in 7 categories.
Murdhaja (mūrdhaja, मूर्धज): defined in 4 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Samanvita (समन्वित, samanvitā, समन्विता): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Palla (पल्ल): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Accha (अच्छ, acchā, अच्छा): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Upavana (उपवन): defined in 10 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “agrāhyā mūrdhajeṣvetāḥ striyo guṇasamanvitāḥ
  • agrāhyā* -
  • agrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agrāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mūrdhajeṣve -
  • mūrdhaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitāḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “na latāḥ pallavacchedam arhantyupavanodbhavāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • latāḥ -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • palla -
  • palla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pall (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • acche -
  • accha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    accha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    acchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arhantyu -
  • arhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • upavano -
  • upavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udbhavāḥ -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 228 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.

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