Sanskrit quote nr. 3931 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिन् कः प्रभवेद्योगो ह्यसंधार्येऽमितात्मनि ।
लङ्घने कः समर्थः स्याद् ऋते देवं महेश्वरम् ॥asmin kaḥ prabhavedyogo hyasaṃdhārye'mitātmani |
laṅghane kaḥ samarthaḥ syād ṛte devaṃ maheśvaram ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Prabhava (प्रभव, prabhavā, प्रभवा): defined in 17 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Dyu (द्यु): defined in 5 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Dharya (dhārya, धार्य, dhāryā, धार्या): defined in 2 categories.
Amitatman (amitātman, अमितात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Maheshvara (mahesvara, maheśvara, महेश्वर): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asmin kaḥ prabhavedyogo hyasaṃdhārye'mitātmani”
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhave -
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prabhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]prabhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prabhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prabhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- dyo -
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dyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- go* -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- asan -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dhārye' -
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dhārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dhṛ], [vocative dual from √dhṛ], [accusative dual from √dhṛ], [locative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ], [vocative dual from √dhṛ], [accusative dual from √dhṛ]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- amitātmani -
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amitātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]amitātman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “laṅghane kaḥ samarthaḥ syād ṛte devaṃ maheśvaram”
- laṅghane -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samarthaḥ -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- devam -
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deva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]devā (noun, feminine)[adverb]devan (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- maheśvaram -
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maheśvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 3931 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.