Sanskrit quote nr. 4180 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो मे सौभाग्यं मम च भवभूतेश्च भणितं ।
घटायामारोप्य प्रतिफलति तस्यां लघिमनि ॥aho me saubhāgyaṃ mama ca bhavabhūteśca bhaṇitaṃ |
ghaṭāyāmāropya pratiphalati tasyāṃ laghimani ||
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.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Saubhagya (saubhāgya, सौभाग्य): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavabhuti (bhavabhūti, भवभूति): defined in 6 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Aropya (āropya, आरोप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Laghiman (लघिमन्): defined in 1 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, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, 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 me saubhāgyaṃ mama ca bhavabhūteśca bhaṇitaṃ”
- 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]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- saubhāgyam -
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saubhāgya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavabhūteś -
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bhavabhūti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavabhūti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṇitam -
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bhaṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ghaṭāyāmāropya pratiphalati tasyāṃ laghimani”
- ghaṭāyām -
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ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- āropya -
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āropya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āropya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- phalati -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tasyām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- laghimani -
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laghiman (noun, masculine)[locative 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 4180 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.