Sanskrit quote nr. 4165 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो बत विचित्राणि चरितानि महात्मनाम् ।
लक्ष्मीं तृणाय मन्यन्ते तद्भारेण नमन्ति च ॥aho bata vicitrāṇi caritāni mahātmanām |
lakṣmīṃ tṛṇāya manyante tadbhāreṇa namanti ca ||
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.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Namat (नमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, 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 bata vicitrāṇi caritāni mahātmanām”
- 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]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicitrāṇi -
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vicitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- caritāni -
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carita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “lakṣmīṃ tṛṇāya manyante tadbhāreṇa namanti ca”
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tṛṇāya -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- manyante -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāreṇa -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- namanti -
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namantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]namat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nam -> namat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> namantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 4165 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.