Sanskrit quote nr. 4136 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो गुणाः सौम्यता च विद्वत्ता जन्म सत्कुले ।
दारिद्र्याम्बुधिमग्नस्य सर्वमेतन्न शोभते ॥aho guṇāḥ saumyatā ca vidvattā janma satkule |
dāridryāmbudhimagnasya sarvametanna śobhate ||
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.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Saumyata (saumyatā, सौम्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vidvatta (vidvattā, विद्वत्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Satkula (सत्कुल, satkulā, सत्कुला): defined in 5 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Magna (मग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 guṇāḥ saumyatā ca vidvattā janma satkule”
- 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]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saumyatā -
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saumyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidvattā* -
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vidvattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satkule -
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satkula (noun, masculine)[locative single]satkula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satkulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dāridryāmbudhimagnasya sarvametanna śobhate”
- dāridryā -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambudhi -
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ambudhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- magnasya -
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magna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]magna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> magna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √majj class 6 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 4136 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.