Sanskrit quote nr. 7265 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उशना वेद यच्छास्त्रं यच्च वेद बृहस्पतिः ।
स्त्रीबुद्ध्या न विशिष्येते ताः स्म रक्ष्याः कथं नरैः ॥uśanā veda yacchāstraṃ yacca veda bṛhaspatiḥ |
strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ sma rakṣyāḥ kathaṃ naraiḥ ||
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.
Ushana (usana, uśanā, उशना): defined in 8 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Brihaspati (brhaspati, bṛhaspati, बृहस्पति): defined in 16 categories.
Stribuddhi (strībuddhi, स्त्रीबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vishishya (visisya, viśiṣya, विशिष्य, viśiṣyā, विशिष्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshi (raksi, rakṣī, रक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshya (raksya, rakṣya, रक्ष्य, rakṣyā, रक्ष्या): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “uśanā veda yacchāstraṃ yacca veda bṛhaspatiḥ”
- uśanā* -
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uśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- yacchā -
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√yam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- astram -
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astra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- bṛhaspatiḥ -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ sma rakṣyāḥ kathaṃ naraiḥ”
- strībuddhyā* -
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strībuddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśiṣye -
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viśiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viśiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rakṣyāḥ -
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rakṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]rakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naraiḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nara (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7265 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.