Sanskrit quote nr. 590 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिमानः श्रियं हन्ति पुरुषस्याल्पमेधसः ।
गर्भेण दुष्यते कन्या गृहवासेन च द्विजः ॥atimānaḥ śriyaṃ hanti puruṣasyālpamedhasaḥ |
garbheṇa duṣyate kanyā gṛhavāsena ca dvijaḥ ||
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.
Atimana (atimāna, अतिमान): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Alpamedhas (अल्पमेधस्): defined in 1 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Grihavasa (grhavasa, gṛhavāsa, गृहवास): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “atimānaḥ śriyaṃ hanti puruṣasyālpamedhasaḥ”
- atimānaḥ -
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atimāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- puruṣasyā -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- alpamedhasaḥ -
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alpamedhas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alpamedhas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “garbheṇa duṣyate kanyā gṛhavāsena ca dvijaḥ”
- garbheṇa -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- duṣyate -
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√duṣ (verb class 4)[present passive third single]
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gṛhavāsena -
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gṛhavāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvijaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[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 590 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.