Sanskrit quote nr. 837 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदृष्टापतितां भार्यां मूढो यस्तु परित्यजेत् ।
सप्तजन्मनि स स्त्रीत्वं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥adṛṣṭāpatitāṃ bhāryāṃ mūḍho yastu parityajet |
saptajanmani sa strītvaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Adrishta (adrsta, adṛṣṭa, अदृष्ट, adṛṣṭā, अदृष्टा): defined in 14 categories.
Apatita (apatitā, अपतिता): defined in 3 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Sapta (सप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Stritva (strītva, स्त्रीत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “adṛṣṭāpatitāṃ bhāryāṃ mūḍho yastu parityajet”
- adṛṣṭā -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- apatitām -
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apatitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- mūḍho* -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “saptajanmani sa strītvaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ”
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- janmani -
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janman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- strītvam -
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strītva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 837 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.