Sanskrit quote nr. 5582 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आसिष्ये सुखितो गृहीति विहितो मोहेन दारग्रहस् ।
तत्सङ्गात् सुतदासबान्धवसुहृत्संबन्धिनामुद्भवः ॥

āsiṣye sukhito gṛhīti vihito mohena dāragrahas |
tatsaṅgāt sutadāsabāndhavasuhṛtsaṃbandhināmudbhavaḥ ||

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.

Sukhita (सुखित): defined in 5 categories.
Grihitin (grhitin, gṛhītin, गृहीतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Sutada (sutadā, सुतदा): defined in 3 categories.
Sabandhava (sabāndhava, सबान्धव): defined in 2 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Sambandhin (सम्बन्धिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture)

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: “āsiṣye sukhito gṛhīti vihito mohena dāragrahas
  • āsiṣye -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [future middle first single]
  • sukhito* -
  • sukhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
  • gṛhīti -
  • gṛhīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gṛhītin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gṛhītin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vihito* -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mohena -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse dāragrahas
  • Line 2: “tatsaṅgāt sutadāsabāndhavasuhṛtsaṃbandhināmudbhavaḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅgāt -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sutadā -
  • sutadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabāndhava -
  • sabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabāndhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suhṛt -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sambandhinām -
  • sambandhin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sambandhin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • udbhavaḥ -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 5582 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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