Sanskrit quote nr. 4393 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आगमोऽभ्यधिको भोगाद् विना पूर्वक्रमागतात् ।
आगमेऽपि बलं नैव भुक्तिः स्तोकापि यत्र नो ॥

āgamo'bhyadhiko bhogād vinā pūrvakramāgatāt |
āgame'pi balaṃ naiva bhuktiḥ stokāpi yatra no ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Agama (āgama, आगम, āgamā, आगमा): defined in 21 categories.
Abhyadhika (अभ्यधिक): defined in 3 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Purvakramagata (pūrvakramāgata, पूर्वक्रमागत): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Bhukti (भुक्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक, stokā, स्तोका): defined in 4 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali

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: “āgamo'bhyadhiko bhogād vinā pūrvakramāgatāt
  • āgamo' -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyadhiko* -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhogād -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūrvakramāgatāt -
  • pūrvakramāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pūrvakramāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “āgame'pi balaṃ naiva bhuktiḥ stokāpi yatra no
  • āgame' -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhuktiḥ -
  • bhukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • stokā -
  • stoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4393 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.

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