Sanskrit quote nr. 7349 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणकर्ता पिता शत्रुर् माता च व्यभिचारिणी ।
भार्या रूपवती शत्रुः पुत्रः शत्रुरपण्डितः ॥ṛṇakartā pitā śatrur mātā ca vyabhicāriṇī |
bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrurapaṇḍitaḥ ||
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.
Rinakartri (rnakartr, ṛṇakartṛ, ऋणकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vyabhicarini (vyabhicāriṇī, व्यभिचारिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Vyabhicarin (vyabhicārin, व्यभिचारिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Bharya (bhārya, भार्य, bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Rupavat (rūpavat, रूपवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Rupavati (rūpavatī, रूपवती): defined in 10 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Apandita (apaṇḍita, अपण्डित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Nepali, India history, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), 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: “ṛṇakartā pitā śatrur mātā ca vyabhicāriṇī”
- ṛṇakartā -
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ṛṇakartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śatrur -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyabhicāriṇī -
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vyabhicāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vyabhicārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrurapaṇḍitaḥ”
- bhāryā* -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- rūpavatī -
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rūpavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rūpavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śatruḥ -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatrur -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apaṇḍitaḥ -
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apaṇḍita (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 7349 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.