Sanskrit quote nr. 8221 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ओंकारः पुरुषः पूर्वः व्याहृतिः प्रकृतिः स्त्रियः ।
उभयोः करसंयोगे वस्त्रेणाच्छादयेन् नरः ॥oṃkāraḥ puruṣaḥ pūrvaḥ vyāhṛtiḥ prakṛtiḥ striyaḥ |
ubhayoḥ karasaṃyoge vastreṇācchādayen naraḥ ||
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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.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Vyahriti (vyahrti, vyāhṛti, व्याहृति): defined in 8 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र): defined in 17 categories.
Acchada (ācchāda, आच्छाद): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Pali, Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “oṃkāraḥ puruṣaḥ pūrvaḥ vyāhṛtiḥ prakṛtiḥ striyaḥ”
- oṅkāraḥ -
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oṅkāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūrvaḥ -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyāhṛtiḥ -
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vyāhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prakṛtiḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ubhayoḥ karasaṃyoge vastreṇācchādayen naraḥ”
- ubhayoḥ -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃyoge -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vastreṇā -
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vastra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ācchāda -
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ācchāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8221 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.