Sanskrit quote nr. 2110 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वाह्लाददायिन्य उच्चैस्तरपदाश्रयाः ।
अतिमोहापहारिण्यः सूक्तयो हि महीयसाम् ॥apūrvāhlādadāyinya uccaistarapadāśrayāḥ |
atimohāpahāriṇyaḥ sūktayo hi mahīyasām ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व, apūrvā, अपूर्वा): defined in 12 categories.
Ahlada (āhlāda, आह्लाद): defined in 4 categories.
Dayini (dāyinī, दायिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Uccaistara (उच्चैस्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय, āśrayā, आश्रया): defined in 12 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Apaharini (apahāriṇī, अपहारिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mahiyas (mahīyas, महीयस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil
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: “apūrvāhlādadāyinya uccaistarapadāśrayāḥ”
- apūrvā -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āhlāda -
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āhlāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāyinya* -
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dāyinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- uccaistara -
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uccaistara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uccaistara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padā -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āśrayāḥ -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āśrayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “atimohāpahāriṇyaḥ sūktayo hi mahīyasām”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mohā -
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moha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apahāriṇyaḥ -
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apahāriṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sūktayo* -
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sūkti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahīyasām -
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mahīyas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahīyas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahīyasā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 2110 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.