Sanskrit quote nr. 8592 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्या निष्कासिता श्रेष्ठा वधूः श्रेष्ठा प्रवेशिता ।
अन्नं संकलितं श्रेष्ठं धर्मः श्रेष्ठो दिने दिने ॥kanyā niṣkāsitā śreṣṭhā vadhūḥ śreṣṭhā praveśitā |
annaṃ saṃkalitaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dharmaḥ śreṣṭho dine dine ||
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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Nishkasita (niskasita, niṣkāsitā, निष्कासिता): defined in 3 categories.
Shreshtha (srestha, śreṣṭha, श्रेष्ठ, śreṣṭhā, श्रेष्ठा): defined in 9 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Praveshita (pravesita, praveśitā, प्रवेशिता): defined in 2 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 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), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “kanyā niṣkāsitā śreṣṭhā vadhūḥ śreṣṭhā praveśitā”
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niṣkāsitā -
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niṣkāsitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭhā* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadhūḥ -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- śreṣṭhā -
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śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praveśitā -
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praveśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “annaṃ saṃkalitaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dharmaḥ śreṣṭho dine dine”
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṅkalitam -
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saṅkalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅkalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8592 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.