Sanskrit quote nr. 302 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गारसदृशी नारी घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् ।
ये प्रसक्ता विलीनास्ते ये स्थितास्ते पदे स्थिताः ॥aṅgārasadṛśī nārī ghṛtakumbhasamaḥ pumān |
ye prasaktā vilīnāste ye sthitāste pade sthitāḥ ||
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.
Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Sadrish (sadrs, sadṛś, सदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrishi (sadrsi, sadṛśī, सदृशी): defined in 2 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ghritakumbha (ghrtakumbha, ghṛtakumbha, घृतकुम्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prasakta (प्रसक्त, prasaktā, प्रसक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Vilina (vilīna, विलीन, vilīnā, विलीना): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “aṅgārasadṛśī nārī ghṛtakumbhasamaḥ pumān”
- aṅgāra -
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aṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛśī -
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sadṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sadṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ghṛtakumbha -
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ghṛtakumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pumān -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ye prasaktā vilīnāste ye sthitāste pade sthitāḥ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- prasaktā* -
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prasakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prasaktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilīnās -
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vilīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vilīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitās -
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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]
- 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]
- 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]
- sthitāḥ -
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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]
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 302 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.