Sanskrit quote nr. 8147 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा दोषा यथार्था प्रियतम भवतो हन्त जाता वियोगे ।
स्त्रीहत्यापातकीति प्रथितिमुपगते लाञ्छनीति त्रिलोक्याम् ॥eṣā doṣā yathārthā priyatama bhavato hanta jātā viyoge |
strīhatyāpātakīti prathitimupagate lāñchanīti trilokyām ||
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.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Yathartha (yathārthā, यथार्था): defined in 4 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Strihatya (strīhatyā, स्त्रीहत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Patakin (pātakin, पातकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Prathiti (प्रथिति): defined in 2 categories.
Upagata (उपगत, upagatā, उपगता): defined in 7 categories.
Upagati (उपगति): defined in 1 categories.
Triloki (trilokī, त्रिलोकी): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “eṣā doṣā yathārthā priyatama bhavato hanta jātā viyoge”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- doṣā* -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathārthā -
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yathārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyatama -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavato* -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- viyoge -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “strīhatyāpātakīti prathitimupagate lāñchanīti trilokyām”
- strīhatyā -
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strīhatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pātakī -
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pātakin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]pātakin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prathitim -
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prathiti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upagate -
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upagata (noun, masculine)[locative single]upagata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upagatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]upagati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- lāñchan -
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√lāñch -> lāñchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lāñch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lāñch class 1 verb]
- īti -
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īti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- trilokyām -
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trilokī (noun, feminine)[locative 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 8147 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.