Sanskrit quote nr. 4194 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो वैचित्र्यमेतस्य संसारस्य किमुच्यते ।
गुणोऽपि क्लेशहेतुः स्याद् विश्रान्तः कण्ठकन्दले ॥aho vaicitryametasya saṃsārasya kimucyate |
guṇo'pi kleśahetuḥ syād viśrāntaḥ kaṇṭhakandale ||
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.
Vaicitrya (वैचित्र्य): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Hetri (hetr, hetṛ, हेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vishranta (visranta, viśrānta, विश्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Kandala (कन्दल, kandalā, कन्दला): defined in 10 categories.
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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 vaicitryametasya saṃsārasya kimucyate”
- 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]
- vaicitryam -
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vaicitrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- saṃsārasya -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “guṇo'pi kleśahetuḥ syād viśrāntaḥ kaṇṭhakandale”
- guṇo' -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kleśa -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kleś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hetuḥ -
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hetṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- viśrāntaḥ -
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viśrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kandale -
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kandala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kandala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kandalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4194 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.