Sanskrit quote nr. 1021 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्वैतमेकं सुखमुन्नयन्ती विस्मारयन्ती जगदेव तन्वि ।
मुक्ताश्रितामात्मरुचिं वदन्ती वेदान्तसिद्धान्तकथेव भासि ॥advaitamekaṃ sukhamunnayantī vismārayantī jagadeva tanvi |
muktāśritāmātmaruciṃ vadantī vedāntasiddhāntakatheva bhāsi ||
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.
Advaita (अद्वैत): defined in 8 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, aśritā, अश्रिता): defined in 13 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Vedantasiddhanta (vedāntasiddhānta, वेदान्तसिद्धान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Bhasin (bhāsin, भासिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “advaitamekaṃ sukhamunnayantī vismārayantī jagadeva tanvi”
- advaitam -
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advaita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]advaita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]advaitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- unna -
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unna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√und -> unna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> unna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- smārayantī -
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√smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √smṛ]√smṛ -> smārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √smṛ], [vocative dual from √smṛ], [accusative dual from √smṛ]√smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √smṛ]
- jagade -
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jagada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tanvi -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “muktāśritāmātmaruciṃ vadantī vedāntasiddhāntakatheva bhāsi”
- muktā -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- aśritām -
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aśritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rucim -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vadantī -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- vedāntasiddhānta -
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vedāntasiddhānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathe -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhāsi -
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bhāsī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhās (noun, feminine)[locative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active second 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 1021 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.