Sanskrit quote nr. 467 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अञ्जनमिषतः स्त्रीणां दृशोर्विषं शश्वदावसति ।
कथमन्यथा तदीषत् पातेऽपि हता युवानः स्युः ॥añjanamiṣataḥ strīṇāṃ dṛśorviṣaṃ śaśvadāvasati |
kathamanyathā tadīṣat pāte'pi hatā yuvānaḥ syuḥ ||
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.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Shashvat (sasvat, śaśvat, शश्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात, pātā, पाता): defined in 19 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Pati (pāti, पाति): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvana (yuvāna, युवान): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of 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: “añjanamiṣataḥ strīṇāṃ dṛśorviṣaṃ śaśvadāvasati”
- añjanam -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]añjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- dṛśor -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaśvad -
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śaśvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śaśvat (noun, masculine)[compound]śaśvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āvasati -
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āvasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “kathamanyathā tadīṣat pāte'pi hatā yuvānaḥ syuḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īṣat -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāte' -
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pāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]pāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pāt (noun, masculine)[dative single]pāti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pā class 2 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- yuvānaḥ -
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yuvan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third 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 467 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.