Sanskrit quote nr. 4127 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो ऐश्वर्यमत्तानां मत्तानामिव मानिनाम् ।
असंबद्धा गिरो रूक्षाः कः सहेतानुशासिता ॥aho aiśvaryamattānāṃ mattānāmiva māninām |
asaṃbaddhā giro rūkṣāḥ kaḥ sahetānuśāsitā ||
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.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Atta (attā, अत्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Matta (मत्त, mattā, मत्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Asambaddha (असम्बद्ध, asambaddhā, असम्बद्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Ruksha (ruksa, rūkṣa, रूक्ष, rūkṣā, रूक्षा): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Anushasitri (anusasitr, anuśāsitṛ, अनुशासितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Anushasita (anusasita, anuśāsitā, अनुशासिता): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “aho aiśvaryamattānāṃ mattānāmiva māninām”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- aiśvaryam -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- attānām -
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attā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- mattānām -
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matta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]matta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mattā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √mad class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √mad class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √mad class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √mad class 4 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māninām -
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mānin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mānin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “asaṃbaddhā giro rūkṣāḥ kaḥ sahetānuśāsitā”
- asambaddhā* -
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asambaddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asambaddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- giro* -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rūkṣāḥ -
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rūkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rūkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahetā -
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√sah (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- anuśāsitā -
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anuśāsitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anuśāsitā (noun, feminine)[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 4127 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.