Sanskrit quote nr. 3811 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असौ हि रामा रतिविग्रहप्रिया ।
रहःप्रगल्भा रमणं रहोगतम् ॥asau hi rāmā rativigrahapriyā |
rahaḥpragalbhā ramaṇaṃ rahogatam ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम, rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Vigraha (विग्रह): defined in 14 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ, pragalbhā, प्रगल्भा): defined in 7 categories.
Ramana (ramaṇa, रमण): defined in 14 categories.
Rahogata (रहोगत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of 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: “asau hi rāmā rativigrahapriyā”
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rāmā* -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vigraha -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rahaḥpragalbhā ramaṇaṃ rahogatam”
- rahaḥ -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pragalbhā* -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ramaṇam -
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ramaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rahogatam -
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rahogata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahogata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahogatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3811 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.