Sanskrit quote nr. 5053 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आम्नायानामाहान्त्या वाग् गीतीरीतीः प्रीतीर्भीतीः ।
भोगो रोगो मोदो मोहो ध्येये ध्येच्छे देशे क्षेमे ॥āmnāyānāmāhāntyā vāg gītīrītīḥ prītīrbhītīḥ |
bhogo rogo modo moho dhyeye dhyecche deśe kṣeme ||
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.
Amnaya (āmnāya, आम्नाय): defined in 9 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य, antyā, अन्त्या): defined in 8 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Giti (gīti, गीति): defined in 9 categories.
Riti (rīti, रीति): defined in 12 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Bhiti (bhīti, भीति, bhītī, भीती): defined in 9 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Roga (रोग): defined in 19 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Dhyeya (ध्येय, dhyeyā, ध्येया): defined in 8 categories.
Dhya (dhyā, ध्या): defined in 2 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Kshema (ksema, kṣema, क्षेम, kṣemā, क्षेमा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Mimamsa (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: “āmnāyānāmāhāntyā vāg gītīrītīḥ prītīrbhītīḥ”
- āmnāyānām -
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āmnāya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- āhā -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- antyā* -
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anti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]antī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]antya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]antyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- gītīr -
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gīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- rītīḥ -
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rīti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- prītīr -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- bhītīḥ -
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bhīti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]bhītī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhogo rogo modo moho dhyeye dhyecche deśe kṣeme”
- bhogo* -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rogo* -
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roga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- modo* -
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moda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- moho* -
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moha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhyeye -
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dhyeya (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyeya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhyeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhye -
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dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icche -
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icchā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kṣeme -
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kṣema (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣema (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣemā (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 5053 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.