Sanskrit quote nr. 4173 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो मदावलेपोऽयम् असाराणां दुरात्मनाम् ।
कौरवाणां महीपत्वम् अस्माकं किल कालजम् ॥aho madāvalepo'yam asārāṇāṃ durātmanām |
kauravāṇāṃ mahīpatvam asmākaṃ kila kālajam ||
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.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Madi (मदि): defined in 6 categories.
Alepa (अलेप): defined in 5 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asara (asāra, असार, asārā, असारा): defined in 12 categories.
Duratman (durātman, दुरात्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Kaurava (कौरव): defined in 11 categories.
Mahipa (mahīpa, महीप): defined in 3 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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 madāvalepo'yam asārāṇāṃ durātmanām”
- 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]
- madāva -
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mada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]madi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- alepo' -
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alepa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lep (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]√lip (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asārāṇām -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asāra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]asārā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- durātmanām -
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durātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]durātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]durātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kauravāṇāṃ mahīpatvam asmākaṃ kila kālajam”
- kauravāṇām -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kaurava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mahīpa -
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mahīpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4173 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.