Sanskrit quote nr. 4552 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मज्ञानं समारम्भस् तितिक्षा धर्मनित्यता ।
यमर्थान्नापकर्षन्ति स वै पण्डित उच्यते ॥ātmajñānaṃ samārambhas titikṣā dharmanityatā |
yamarthānnāpakarṣanti sa vai paṇḍita ucyate ||
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.
Atmajnana (ātmajñāna, आत्मज्ञान): defined in 6 categories.
Samarambha (samārambha, समारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Titiksha (titiksa, titikṣa, तितिक्ष, titikṣā, तितिक्षा): defined in 6 categories.
Dharmanitya (धर्मनित्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Apaka (āpaka, आपक): defined in 6 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “ātmajñānaṃ samārambhas titikṣā dharmanityatā”
- ātmajñānam -
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ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samārambhas -
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samārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- titikṣā* -
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titikṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]titikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmanitya -
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dharmanitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharmanitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yamarthānnāpakarṣanti sa vai paṇḍita ucyate”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arthānn -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āpakar -
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āpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛṣanti -
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√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- paṇḍita* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive 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 4552 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.