Sanskrit quote nr. 983 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि हरिहरादिभिर् अमरैरपि तत्त्वतो न विज्ञाताः ।
भ्रमविभ्रमबहुमोहा वेश्याः संसारमायाश्च ॥adyāpi hariharādibhir amarairapi tattvato na vijñātāḥ |
bhramavibhramabahumohā veśyāḥ saṃsāramāyāśca ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Harihara (हरिहर): defined in 5 categories.
Amara (अमर): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tattvatah (tattvataḥ, तत्त्वतः): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vijnata (vijñāta, विज्ञात, vijñātā, विज्ञाता): defined in 5 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Oha (ओह, ohā, ओहा): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Jain 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: “adyāpi hariharādibhir amarairapi tattvato na vijñātāḥ”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hariharād -
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harihara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- amarair -
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amara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tattvato* -
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tattvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñātāḥ -
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vijñāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vijñātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhramavibhramabahumohā veśyāḥ saṃsāramāyāśca”
- bhrama -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahum -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ohā* -
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oha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ohā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- veśyāḥ -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]veśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
- saṃsāram -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āyāś -
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ā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]āya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 983 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.