Sanskrit quote nr. 3425 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवैमि पूतमात्मानं द्वयेनैव द्विजोत्तमाः ।
मूर्ध्नि गङ्गाप्रपातेन धौतपादाम्भसा च वः ॥avaimi pūtamātmānaṃ dvayenaiva dvijottamāḥ |
mūrdhni gaṅgāprapātena dhautapādāmbhasā ca vaḥ ||
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.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Puta (pūta, पूत): defined in 17 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): defined in 2 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Prapata (prapāta, प्रपात): defined in 5 categories.
Dhauta (धौत): defined in 4 categories.
Padambhas (pādāmbhas, पादाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “avaimi pūtamātmānaṃ dvayenaiva dvijottamāḥ”
- avai -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√u (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- emi -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- pūtam -
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pūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pū -> pūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pū class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pū class 9 verb]√pū -> pūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pū class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pū class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pū class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pū class 9 verb]√pūy -> pūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pūy class 1 verb]√pūy -> pūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pūy class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dvayenai -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dvijottamāḥ -
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dvijottama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “mūrdhni gaṅgāprapātena dhautapādāmbhasā ca vaḥ”
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prapātena -
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prapāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- dhauta -
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dhauta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhauta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādāmbhasā -
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pādāmbhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 3425 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.