Sanskrit quote nr. 4181 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो मोहः पुंसामिह जगति जातिः किल शुभा ।
जरामृत्युव्याधीनपि जयति या निष्प्रभतया ॥aho mohaḥ puṃsāmiha jagati jātiḥ kila śubhā |
jarāmṛtyuvyādhīnapi jayati yā niṣprabhatayā ||
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.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Jaramrityu (jaramrtyu, jarāmṛtyu, जरामृत्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Nishprabhata (nisprabhata, niṣprabhatā, निष्प्रभता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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 mohaḥ puṃsāmiha jagati jātiḥ kila śubhā”
- 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]
- mohaḥ -
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moha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jātiḥ -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śubhā -
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śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “jarāmṛtyuvyādhīnapi jayati yā niṣprabhatayā”
- jarāmṛtyu -
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jarāmṛtyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jarāmṛtyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jarāmṛtyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyādhīn -
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vyādhi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- niṣprabhatayā -
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niṣprabhatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 4181 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.