Sanskrit quote nr. 4524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आततायिनमायान्तम् अपि वेदान्तपारगम् ।
जिघांसन्तं जिघांसीयान् न तेन ब्रह्महा भवेत् ॥ātatāyinamāyāntam api vedāntapāragam |
jighāṃsantaṃ jighāṃsīyān na tena brahmahā bhavet ||
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.
Atatayin (ātatāyin, आततायिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vedanta (vedānta, वेदान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Paraga (pāraga, पारग): defined in 12 categories.
Jighamsat (jighāṃsat, जिघांसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jighamsiyas (jighāṃsīyas, जिघांसीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Brahmahan (ब्रह्महन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali
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: “ātatāyinamāyāntam api vedāntapāragam”
- ātatāyinam -
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ātatāyin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āyān -
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āya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vedānta -
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vedānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāragam -
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pāraga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāraga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāragā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “jighāṃsantaṃ jighāṃsīyān na tena brahmahā bhavet”
- jighāṃsantam -
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√han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)[adverb from √han]√han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han]
- jighāṃsīyān -
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jighāṃsīyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- brahmahā -
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brahmahan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active 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 4524 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.