Sanskrit quote nr. 4556 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मदेहस्य मांसानि भोक्तुं ब्रह्मन्न शक्यते ।
देहिनां वद यद्योग्यं संतुष्टिर्जायते यतः ॥ātmadehasya māṃsāni bhoktuṃ brahmanna śakyate |
dehināṃ vada yadyogyaṃ saṃtuṣṭirjāyate yataḥ ||
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.
Atmada (ātmadā, आत्मदा): defined in 1 categories.
Iha (īha, ईह): defined in 9 categories.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “ātmadehasya māṃsāni bhoktuṃ brahmanna śakyate”
- ātmade -
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ātmadā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]ātmadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īhasya -
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īha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- māṃsāni -
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māṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhoktum -
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√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]
- Cannot analyse brahmanna*śa
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “dehināṃ vada yadyogyaṃ saṃtuṣṭirjāyate yataḥ”
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yadyo -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ogyam -
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√oj -> ogya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]√oj -> ogya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
- santuṣṭir -
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santuṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
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 4556 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.