Sanskrit quote nr. 3669 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असतां सहजो भावश् छन्नः केनापि हेतुना ।
संस्कार इव बीजानां फलेन सह जायते ॥asatāṃ sahajo bhāvaś channaḥ kenāpi hetunā |
saṃskāra iva bījānāṃ phalena saha jāyate ||
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.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sahaja (सहज): defined in 17 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Channa (छन्न): defined in 10 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Samskara (saṃskāra, संस्कार): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “asatāṃ sahajo bhāvaś channaḥ kenāpi hetunā”
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sahajo* -
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sahaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāvaś -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- channaḥ -
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channa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hetunā -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “saṃskāra iva bījānāṃ phalena saha jāyate”
- saṃskāra* -
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saṃskāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bījānām -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bīja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- phalena -
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phala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]phala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle 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 3669 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.