Sanskrit quote nr. 693 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युच्छ्रिते मन्त्रिणि पार्थिवे च विष्टभ्य पादावुपतिष्ठते श्रीः ।
सा स्त्रीस्वभावादसहा भरस्य तयोर्द्वयोरेकतरं जहाति ॥atyucchrite mantriṇi pārthive ca viṣṭabhya pādāvupatiṣṭhate śrīḥ |
sā strīsvabhāvādasahā bharasya tayordvayorekataraṃ jahāti ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ucchrita (उच्छ्रित, ucchritā, उच्छ्रिता): defined in 6 categories.
Ucchriti (उच्छ्रिति): defined in 3 categories.
Mantrini (mantriṇī, मन्त्रिणी): defined in 3 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vishta (vista, viṣṭa, विष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padu (pādu, पादु): defined in 5 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Strisvabhava (strīsvabhāva, स्त्रीस्वभाव): defined in 2 categories.
Asaha (असह, asahā, असहा): defined in 5 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Ekatara (एकतर): defined in 5 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), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “atyucchrite mantriṇi pārthive ca viṣṭabhya pādāvupatiṣṭhate śrīḥ”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ucchrite -
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ucchrita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ucchrita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ucchritā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ucchriti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- mantriṇi -
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mantriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mantrin (noun, masculine)[locative single]mantrin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pārthive -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[locative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣṭa -
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viṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vis class 4 verb]√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vis class 4 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb]
- bhya -
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- pādāvu -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pādu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhate -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “sā strīsvabhāvādasahā bharasya tayordvayorekataraṃ jahāti”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strīsvabhāvād -
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strīsvabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- asahā* -
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asaha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bharasya -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- dvayor -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ekataram -
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ekatara (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ekatara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jahāti -
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√hā (verb class 3)[present active third 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 693 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.