Sanskrit quote nr. 7935 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतावानेव पुरुषो यदमर्षी यदक्षमी ।
क्षमवान् निरमर्षश्च नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुनः ॥etāvāneva puruṣo yadamarṣī yadakṣamī |
kṣamavān niramarṣaśca naiva strī na punaḥ punaḥ ||
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.
Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshamin (aksamin, akṣamin, अक्षमिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshamavat (ksamavat, kṣamavat, क्षमवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Niramarsha (niramarsa, niramarṣa, निरमर्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “etāvāneva puruṣo yadamarṣī yadakṣamī”
- etāvān -
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etāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadam -
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yad (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ar -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣī -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yad -
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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]
- akṣamī -
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akṣamin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣamavān niramarṣaśca naiva strī na punaḥ punaḥ”
- kṣamavān -
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kṣamavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niramarṣaś -
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niramarṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7935 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.