Sanskrit quote nr. 4123 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो अहं नमो मह्यं यदहं वीक्षितोऽनया ।
बालया त्रस्तसारङ्गचपलायतनेत्रया ॥aho ahaṃ namo mahyaṃ yadahaṃ vīkṣito'nayā |
bālayā trastasāraṅgacapalāyatanetrayā ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahya (मह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vikshitri (viksitr, vīkṣitṛ, वीक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vikshita (viksita, vīkṣita, वीक्षित): defined in 4 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Trasta (त्रस्त): defined in 9 categories.
Saranga (sāraṅga, सारङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Capala (चपल): defined in 17 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tamil
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: “aho ahaṃ namo mahyaṃ yadahaṃ vīkṣito'nayā”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- namo* -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vīkṣito' -
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vīkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vīkṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anayā -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “bālayā trastasāraṅgacapalāyatanetrayā”
- bālayā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- trasta -
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trasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]√tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
- sāraṅga -
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sāraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāraṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- capalāya -
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capala (noun, masculine)[dative single]capala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tanet -
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√tan (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- rayā -
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rā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 4123 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.