Sanskrit quote nr. 9108 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कवित्वमारोग्यमतीव मेधा ।
स्त्रीणां प्रियत्वं कनकस्य लाभः ॥kavitvamārogyamatīva medhā |
strīṇāṃ priyatvaṃ kanakasya lābhaḥ ||
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.
Kavitva (कवित्व): defined in 4 categories.
Arogya (ārogya, आरोग्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Medha (medhā, मेधा): defined in 14 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Priyatva (प्रियत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit
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: “kavitvamārogyamatīva medhā”
- kavitvam -
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kavitva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ārogyam -
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ārogya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārogya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārogyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- medhā -
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medhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “strīṇāṃ priyatvaṃ kanakasya lābhaḥ”
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- priyatvam -
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priyatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kanakasya -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- lābhaḥ -
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lābha (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 9108 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.