Sanskrit quote nr. 7903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताः स्वार्थपरा नार्यः केवलं स्वसुखे रताः ।
न तासां वल्लभो यस्मात् स्वसुतोऽपि सुखं विना ॥etāḥ svārthaparā nāryaḥ kevalaṃ svasukhe ratāḥ |
na tāsāṃ vallabho yasmāt svasuto'pi sukhaṃ vinā ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Svarthapara (svārthapara, स्वार्थपर, svārthaparā, स्वार्थपरा): defined in 4 categories.
Nari (nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Kha (ख, khā, खा): defined in 17 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “etāḥ svārthaparā nāryaḥ kevalaṃ svasukhe ratāḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- svārthaparā* -
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svārthapara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svārthaparā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāryaḥ -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svasu -
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svasū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- khe -
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kha (noun, masculine)[locative single]kha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ratāḥ -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “na tāsāṃ vallabho yasmāt svasuto'pi sukhaṃ vinā”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vallabho* -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasmāt -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- svasu -
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svasū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7903 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.