Sanskrit quote nr. 4178 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो मायाबलं विष्णोः स्नेहबद्धमिदं जगत् ।
aho māyābalaṃ viṣṇoḥ snehabaddhamidaṃ jagat |
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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.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (māya, माय, māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Abala (अबल): defined in 11 categories.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Snehabaddha (स्नेहबद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Gitashastra (science of music)
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 māyābalaṃ viṣṇoḥ snehabaddhamidaṃ jagat”
- 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]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- abalam -
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abala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- viṣṇoḥ -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- snehabaddham -
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snehabaddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]snehabaddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]snehabaddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 4178 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.