Sanskrit quote nr. 5433 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः ।
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थम् अन्यायेनार्थसंचयान् ॥āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ |
īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyenārthasaṃcayān ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Kamakrodha (kāmakrodha, कामक्रोध): defined in 3 categories.
Parayana (parāyaṇa, परायण, parāyaṇā, परायणा): defined in 10 categories.
Kamabhoga (kāmabhoga, कामभोग): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Anyaya (anyāya, अन्याय): defined in 4 categories.
Arthasancaya (arthasañcaya, अर्थसञ्चय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (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: “āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ”
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pāśa -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- baddhāḥ -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāmakrodha -
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kāmakrodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāyaṇāḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyenārthasaṃcayān”
- īhante -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- kāmabhogā -
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kāmabhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyāyenā -
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anyāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anyāya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- arthasañcayān -
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arthasañcaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 5433 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.