Sanskrit quote nr. 8022 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं कदाचिन् नरकं स्वर्गं योन्यन्तराण्यपि ।
प्रयान्ति जीवा मोहेन मोहिता भवसंकटे ॥evaṃ kadācin narakaṃ svargaṃ yonyantarāṇyapi |
prayānti jīvā mohena mohitā bhavasaṃkaṭe ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Naraka (नरक): defined in 14 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Yoni (yonī, योनी): defined in 19 categories.
Yonya (योन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव, jīvā, जीवा): defined in 19 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Mohita (मोहित, mohitā, मोहिता): defined in 9 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Sankata (saṅkaṭa, सङ्कट, saṅkaṭā, सङ्कटा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “evaṃ kadācin narakaṃ svargaṃ yonyantarāṇyapi”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kadācin -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yonya -
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yonī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yonin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yonin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- antarāṇya -
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antara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “prayānti jīvā mohena mohitā bhavasaṃkaṭe”
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- jīvā* -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mohena -
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moha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mohitā* -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mohitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh]√muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅkaṭe -
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saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8022 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.