Sanskrit quote nr. 3947 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिन् भूवलये जनस्य महिमा भाग्येन संजायते ।
नो तत्रास्ति हि कारणं प्रयतता नैवाथ कश्चिद् गुणः ॥asmin bhūvalaye janasya mahimā bhāgyena saṃjāyate |
no tatrāsti hi kāraṇaṃ prayatatā naivātha kaścid guṇaḥ ||
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.
Bhuvalaya (bhūvalaya, भूवलय): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Mahima (mahimā, महिमा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhagyena (bhāgyena, भाग्येन): defined in 1 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Prayatata (prayatatā, प्रयतता): defined in 1 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 bhūvalaye janasya mahimā bhāgyena saṃjāyate”
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhūvalaye -
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bhūvalaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- janasya -
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jana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahimā* -
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mahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāgyena -
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bhāgyena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhāgya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sañjāya -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “no tatrāsti hi kāraṇaṃ prayatatā naivātha kaścid guṇaḥ”
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prayatatā* -
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prayatatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naivā -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3947 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.