Sanskrit quote nr. 582 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिप्रचण्डा बहुदुःखभागिनी विवादशीला परगेहगामिनी ।
भर्तुः स्वयं निन्दति या च तस्करी त्यजेत् स्वभार्यां दशपुत्रपुत्रिणीम् ॥

atipracaṇḍā bahuduḥkhabhāginī vivādaśīlā paragehagāminī |
bhartuḥ svayaṃ nindati yā ca taskarī tyajet svabhāryāṃ daśaputraputriṇīm ||

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Pracanda (pracaṇḍa, प्रचण्ड, pracaṇḍā, प्रचण्डा): defined in 11 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Duhkhabhagin (duḥkhabhāgin, दुःखभागिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vivada (vivāda, विवाद): defined in 8 categories.
Shil (sil, śīl, शील्): defined in 4 categories.
Shila (sila, śīlā, शीला): defined in 23 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Gamin (gāmin, गामिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Gamini (gāminī, गामिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Taskari (taskarī, तस्करी): defined in 3 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Dashaputra (dasaputra, daśaputra, दशपुत्र): defined in 2 categories.
Putrini (putriṇī, पुत्रिणी): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, 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: “atipracaṇḍā bahuduḥkhabhāginī vivādaśīlā paragehagāminī”
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pracaṇḍā* -
pracaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pracaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
duḥkhabhāginī -
duḥkhabhāginī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

duḥkhabhāgin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vivāda -
vivāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śīlā -
śīl (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
geha -
geha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gāminī -
gāminī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

gāmin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “bhartuḥ svayaṃ nindati yā ca taskarī tyajet svabhāryāṃ daśaputraputriṇīm”
bhartuḥ -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nindati -
√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taskarī -
taskarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
tyajet -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
sva -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhāryām -
bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √bhṛ]
daśaputra -
daśaputra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśaputra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
putriṇīm -
putriṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 582 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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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019