Sanskrit quote nr. 1116 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिष्ठानं समिच्छन्ति ह्यचलं निर्बले सति ।
संसारे सर्वभूतानां तृणबिन्दुवदस्थिरे ॥adhiṣṭhānaṃ samicchanti hyacalaṃ nirbale sati |
saṃsāre sarvabhūtānāṃ tṛṇabinduvadasthire ||
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.
Adhishthana (adhisthana, adhiṣṭhāna, अधिष्ठान): defined in 14 categories.
Samit (समित्): defined in 3 categories.
Samidh (समिध्): defined in 7 categories.
Shanti (santi, śanti, शन्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Nirbala (निर्बल, nirbalā, निर्बला): defined in 4 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sarvabhuta (sarvabhūta, सर्वभूत, sarvabhūtā, सर्वभूता): defined in 7 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर, sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “adhiṣṭhānaṃ samicchanti hyacalaṃ nirbale sati”
- adhiṣṭhānam -
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adhiṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samicch -
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samit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śanti -
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śanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- acalam -
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acala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- nirbale -
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nirbala (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirbala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirbalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sati -
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satī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “saṃsāre sarvabhūtānāṃ tṛṇabinduvadasthire”
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarvabhūtānām -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tṛṇabindu -
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tṛṇabindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sthire -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthirā (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 1116 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.