Sanskrit quote nr. 4171 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो भार्या अहो पुत्रः अहो आत्मा अहो सुखम् ।
अहो माता अहो भ्राता पश्य मायाविमोहितम् ॥aho bhāryā aho putraḥ aho ātmā aho sukham |
aho mātā aho bhrātā paśya māyāvimohitam ||
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.
Bharya (bhārya, भार्य, bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Mayavin (māyāvin, मायाविन्): defined in 9 categories.
Mohita (मोहित): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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 bhāryā aho putraḥ aho ātmā aho sukham”
- 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]
- bhāryā* -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- putraḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “aho mātā aho bhrātā paśya māyāvimohitam”
- 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]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- māyāvi -
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māyāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]māyāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mohitam -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muh], [accusative single from √muh]
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 4171 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.