Sanskrit quote nr. 4553 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मज्ञानमनायासस् तितिक्षा धर्मनित्यता ।
वाक् चैव गुप्ता दानं च नैतान्यन्त्येषु भारत ॥ātmajñānamanāyāsas titikṣā dharmanityatā |
vāk caiva guptā dānaṃ ca naitānyantyeṣu bhārata ||
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.
Anayasa (anāyāsa, अनायास): defined in 7 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.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Gupta (गुप्त, guptā, गुप्ता): defined in 13 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (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: “ātmajñānamanāyāsas titikṣā dharmanityatā”
- ātmajñānam -
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ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anāyāsas -
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anāyāsa (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: “vāk caiva guptā dānaṃ ca naitānyantyeṣu bhārata”
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- guptā* -
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gupta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √gup class 4 verb]√gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √gup class 4 verb]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etānya -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- antyeṣu -
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antya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]antya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 4553 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.