Sanskrit quote nr. 1113 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिरोहार्य पादाभ्यां पादुके हेमभूषिते ।
एते हि सर्वलोकस्य योगक्षेमं विधास्यतः ॥

adhirohārya pādābhyāṃ pāduke hemabhūṣite |
ete hi sarvalokasya yogakṣemaṃ vidhāsyataḥ ||

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.

Adhiroha (अधिरोह, adhirohā, अधिरोहा): defined in 3 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 15 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Paduka (pāduka, पादुक, pādukā, पादुका): defined in 13 categories.
Hema (हेम): defined in 18 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvaloka (सर्वलोक): defined in 5 categories.
Yogakshema (yogaksema, yogakṣema, योगक्षेम): defined in 7 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध, vidhā, विधा): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali

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: “adhirohārya pādābhyāṃ pāduke hemabhūṣite
  • adhirohā -
  • adhiroha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhiroha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhirohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhiruh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arya -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādābhyām -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • pāduke -
  • pāduka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāduka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pādukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūṣite -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ], [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative single from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ]
  • Line 2: “ete hi sarvalokasya yogakṣemaṃ vidhāsyataḥ
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvalokasya -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • yogakṣemam -
  • yogakṣema (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vidhā -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asyataḥ -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third dual]

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 1113 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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