Sanskrit quote nr. 5442 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाभिभूता ये मर्त्या महामोहा महोद्धताः ।
अवमानादिकं दुःखं न जानन्ति कदाप्यहो ॥āśābhibhūtā ye martyā mahāmohā mahoddhatāḥ |
avamānādikaṃ duḥkhaṃ na jānanti kadāpyaho ||
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, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Abhibhuta (abhibhūta, अभिभूत, abhibhūtā, अभिभूता): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य, martyā, मर्त्या): defined in 7 categories.
Mahamoha (mahāmoha, महामोह, mahāmohā, महामोहा): defined in 4 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत, uddhatā, उद्धता): defined in 12 categories.
Avamana (avamānā, अवमाना): defined in 7 categories.
Dikam (दिकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Janat (jānat, जानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “āśābhibhūtā ye martyā mahāmohā mahoddhatāḥ”
- āśā -
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āśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhibhūtā* -
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abhibhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhibhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- martyā* -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]martyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahāmohā* -
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mahāmoha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahāmohā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maho -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uddhatāḥ -
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uddhata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uddhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “avamānādikaṃ duḥkhaṃ na jānanti kadāpyaho”
- avamānā -
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√u -> avamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb]
- dikam -
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dikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānanti -
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jānanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jānat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative 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 5442 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.