Sanskrit quote nr. 5704 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारवर्गे सुलभे विचित्रे ।
विमुक्तपापे भुवि विद्यमाने ॥āhāravarge sulabhe vicitre |
vimuktapāpe bhuvi vidyamāne ||
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.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Varga (वर्ग, vargā, वर्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ, sulabhā, सुलभा): defined in 12 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र, vicitrā, विचित्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Vimukta (विमुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप, pāpā, पापा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Vidyamana (vidyamāna, विद्यमान, vidyamānā, विद्यमाना): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “āhāravarge sulabhe vicitre”
- āhāra -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varge -
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varga (noun, masculine)[locative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sulabhe -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sulabha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sulabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vicitre -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vimuktapāpe bhuvi vidyamāne”
- vimukta -
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vimukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāpe -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vidyamāne -
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vidyamāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidyamāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidyamānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [locative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb]
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 5704 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.