Sanskrit quote nr. 8040 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं नरेश वनिताहृदये कदाचित् ।
कूटाद् ऋते वसति सत्यकथालवोऽपि ॥evaṃ nareśa vanitāhṛdaye kadācit |
kūṭād ṛte vasati satyakathālavo'pi ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Naresha (naresa, nareśa, नरेश): defined in 3 categories.
Vanitri (vanitr, vanitṛ, वनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ahridaya (ahrdaya, ahṛdaya, अहृदय, ahṛdayā, अहृदया): defined in 1 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Satyaka (सत्यक): defined in 3 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Alu (अलु): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “evaṃ nareśa vanitāhṛdaye kadācit”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nareśa -
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nareśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vanitā -
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vanita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vanita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vanitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√van (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ahṛdaye -
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ahṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ahṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ahṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kadācit -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Line 2: “kūṭād ṛte vasati satyakathālavo'pi”
- kūṭād -
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kūṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kūṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vasati -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- satyaka -
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satyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alavo' -
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alu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8040 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.