Sanskrit quote nr. 8098 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमभ्याहते लोके कालेनाभिनिपीडिते ।
सुमहद् धैर्यमालम्ब्य मनो मोक्षे निवेशयेत् ॥evamabhyāhate loke kālenābhinipīḍite |
sumahad dhairyamālambya mano mokṣe niveśayet ||
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.
Abhyahata (abhyāhata, अभ्याहत, abhyāhatā, अभ्याहता): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Kalena (kālena, कालेन): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Abhinipidita (abhinipīḍita, अभिनिपीडित, abhinipīḍitā, अभिनिपीडिता): defined in 1 categories.
Sumahat (सुमहत्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alambya (ālambya, आलम्ब्य): defined in 3 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 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, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “evamabhyāhate loke kālenābhinipīḍite”
- 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]
- abhyāhate -
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abhyāhata (noun, masculine)[locative single]abhyāhata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abhyāhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kālenā -
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kālena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- abhinipīḍite -
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abhinipīḍita (noun, masculine)[locative single]abhinipīḍita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abhinipīḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sumahad dhairyamālambya mano mokṣe niveśayet”
- sumahad -
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sumahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhairyam -
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dhairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālambya -
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ālambya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mokṣe -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]√mokṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- veśayet -
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√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 8098 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.