Sanskrit quote nr. 3863 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्त्येकं भुवनं सूक्ष्मं क्षमध्वे यत्र वीक्षितुम् ।
विषयांश्चित्रविद्यायाश् चित्राणां चलतां तथा ॥astyekaṃ bhuvanaṃ sūkṣmaṃ kṣamadhve yatra vīkṣitum |
viṣayāṃścitravidyāyāś citrāṇāṃ calatāṃ tathā ||
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.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Sukshmam (suksmam, sūkṣmam, सूक्ष्मम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Citravidya (citravidyā, चित्रविद्या): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र, citrā, चित्रा): defined in 26 categories.
Calata (calatā, चलता): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “astyekaṃ bhuvanaṃ sūkṣmaṃ kṣamadhve yatra vīkṣitum”
- astye -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvanam -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sūkṣmam -
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sūkṣmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣamadhve -
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√kṣam (verb class 1)[present middle second plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vī -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īkṣitum -
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√īkṣ -> īkṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √īkṣ]
- Line 2: “viṣayāṃścitravidyāyāś citrāṇāṃ calatāṃ tathā”
- viṣayāṃś -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- citravidyāyāś -
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citravidyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- citrāṇām -
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citra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]citra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]citrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- calatām -
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calatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 3863 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.