Sanskrit quote nr. 8091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
शिक्षयत्यन्यपुरुषाऽसंगमीर्ष्यैव हि स्त्रियः ।
तदीर्ष्यामप्रकाश्यैव रक्ष्या नारी सुबुद्धिना ॥śikṣayatyanyapuruṣā'saṃgamīrṣyaiva hi striyaḥ |
tadīrṣyāmaprakāśyaiva rakṣyā nārī subuddhinā ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Asanga (asaṅga, असङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Irshya (irsya, īrṣya, ईर्ष्य, īrṣyā, ईर्ष्या): defined in 13 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Prakashya (prakasya, prakāśya, प्रकाश्य, prakāśyā, प्रकाश्या): defined in 6 categories.
Rakshi (raksi, rakṣī, रक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshya (raksya, rakṣya, रक्ष्य, rakṣyā, रक्ष्या): defined in 3 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Subuddhi (सुबुद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “śikṣayatyanyapuruṣā'saṃgamīrṣyaiva hi striyaḥ”
- śikṣayatya -
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√śikṣ -> śikṣayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śikṣ]√śikṣ -> śikṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śikṣ], [vocative dual from √śikṣ], [accusative dual from √śikṣ], [locative single from √śikṣ]√śikṣ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- apuruṣā' -
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- asaṅgam -
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asaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asaṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īrṣyai -
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īrṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īrṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īrṣ]īrṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tadīrṣyāmaprakāśyaiva rakṣyā nārī subuddhinā”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īrṣyāma -
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√īrṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- prakāśyai -
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prakāśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prakāśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prakāśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rakṣyā* -
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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]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- subuddhinā -
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subuddhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]subuddhi (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 8091 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.