Sanskrit quote nr. 3124 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलब्धे रागिणो लोका अहो लब्धे विरागिणः ।
हेमन्ते तापमीहन्ते हन्त ग्रीष्मे हिमं पुनः ॥alabdhe rāgiṇo lokā aho labdhe virāgiṇaḥ |
hemante tāpamīhante hanta grīṣme himaṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Alabdha (अलब्ध, alabdhā, अलब्धा): defined in 2 categories.
Ragin (rāgin, रागिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध, labdhā, लब्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Labdhi (लब्धि): defined in 7 categories.
Viragin (virāgin, विरागिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Hemanta (हेमन्त): defined in 14 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म, grīṣmā, ग्रीष्मा): defined in 11 categories.
Hima (हिम): defined in 14 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali
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: “alabdhe rāgiṇo lokā aho labdhe virāgiṇaḥ”
- alabdhe -
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alabdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]alabdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]alabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rāgiṇo* -
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rāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rāgin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- lokā* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- labdhe -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]labdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]labdhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √labh class 1 verb]
- virāgiṇaḥ -
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virāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]virāgin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “hemante tāpamīhante hanta grīṣme himaṃ punaḥ”
- hemante -
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hemanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tāpam -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- īhante -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- grīṣme -
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grīṣma (noun, masculine)[locative single]grīṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- himam -
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hima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]himā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3124 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.