Sanskrit quote nr. 4195 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो संसारवैरस्यं वैरस्यकारणं स्त्रियः ।
दोलालोला च कमला रोगाभोगगेहं देहम् ॥aho saṃsāravairasyaṃ vairasyakāraṇaṃ striyaḥ |
dolālolā ca kamalā rogābhogagehaṃ deham ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Vairasya (वैरस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Dolalola (dolālolā, दोलालोला): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kamala (कमल, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Roga (रोग): defined in 19 categories.
Abhoga (अभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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 saṃsāravairasyaṃ vairasyakāraṇaṃ striyaḥ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- saṃsāra -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vairasyam -
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vairasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vairasya -
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vairasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaira (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vaira (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dolālolā ca kamalā rogābhogagehaṃ deham”
- dolālolā -
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dolālolā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalā* -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rogā -
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roga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhoga -
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abhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- geham -
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geha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 4195 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.