Sanskrit quote nr. 4204 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो हि मे बह्वपराद्धमायुषा ।
यदप्रियं वाच्यमिदं मयेदृशम् ॥aho hi me bahvaparāddhamāyuṣā |
yadapriyaṃ vācyamidaṃ mayedṛśam ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bahvapa (बह्वप): defined in 1 categories.
Raddha (rāddha, राद्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apriya (अप्रिय): defined in 6 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 hi me bahvaparāddhamāyuṣā”
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- 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]
- bahvapa -
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bahvapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahvapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāddham -
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rāddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rāddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rādh -> rāddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rādh class 5 verb]√rādh -> rāddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √rādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √rādh class 5 verb]
- āyuṣā -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āyus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “yadapriyaṃ vācyamidaṃ mayedṛśam”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apriyam -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vācyam -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mayed -
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√mā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√may (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√mī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ṛśam -
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ṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4204 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.