Sanskrit quote nr. 8589 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कन्या कौतुकमात्रकेण विधवा संमर्दमात्रार्थिनी ।
वेश्या वित्तलवेच्छया स्वगृहिणी गत्यन्तरासंभवात् ॥

kanyā kautukamātrakeṇa vidhavā saṃmardamātrārthinī |
veśyā vittalavecchayā svagṛhiṇī gatyantarāsaṃbhavāt ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Kautuka (कौतुक): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Vidhava (vidhavā, विधवा): defined in 10 categories.
Marda (मर्द): defined in 7 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Arthini (arthinī, अर्थिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Lavi (लवि): defined in 1 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.
Icchaya (icchayā, इच्छया): defined in 1 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (गति, gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Antara (antarā, अन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Asambhava (असम्भव): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “kanyā kautukamātrakeṇa vidhavā saṃmardamātrārthinī”
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kautukam -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātra -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    kā (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhavā -
  • vidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mardam -
  • marda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    marda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mardā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātrā -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthinī -
  • arthinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “veśyā vittalavecchayā svagṛhiṇī gatyantarāsaṃbhavāt”
  • veśyā* -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    √viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    √viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
    √viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    √viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    √vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    √vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    √vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    √vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    √vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • lave -
  • lava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    lavi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    lavi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • icchayā -
  • icchayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    icchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gṛhiṇī -
  • gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gatya -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    √gam -> gatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    √gam -> gatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    √gam -> gatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • antarā -
  • antarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asambhavāt -
  • asambhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asambhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 8589 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.

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