Sanskrit quote nr. 2675 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं स्वभावः स्वत एव यत् पर- ।
श्रमापनोदप्रवणं महात्मनाम् ॥ayaṃ svabhāvaḥ svata eva yat para- |
śramāpanodapravaṇaṃ mahātmanām ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Svatah (svataḥ, स्वतः): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Apanoda (अपनोद): defined in 3 categories.
Pravana (pravaṇa, प्रवण): defined in 11 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ayaṃ svabhāvaḥ svata eva yat para-”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svabhāvaḥ -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svata* -
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svataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “śramāpanodapravaṇaṃ mahātmanām”
- śramā -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apanoda -
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apanoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravaṇam -
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pravaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (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 2675 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.