Sanskrit quote nr. 4576 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनो गुरुरात्मैव पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ।
यत् प्रत्यक्षानुमानाभ्यां श्रेयोऽसावनुविन्दते ॥ātmano gururātmaiva puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ |
yat pratyakṣānumānābhyāṃ śreyo'sāvanuvindate ||
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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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pratyakshanumana (pratyaksanumana, pratyakṣānumāna, प्रत्यक्षानुमान): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Anuvinda (अनुविन्द): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “ātmano gururātmaiva puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ”
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “yat pratyakṣānumānābhyāṃ śreyo'sāvanuvindate”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratyakṣānumānābhyām -
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pratyakṣānumāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- śreyo' -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- asāva -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first dual]
- anuvinda -
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anuvinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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]
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 4576 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.