Sanskrit quote nr. 4584 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मन्निच्छसि हन्त शाश्वतपुरीमार्गे विहर्तुं यदि ।
भ्रातः संयमवर्मणा कुरु तदा रक्षाविधिं सर्वतः ॥ātmannicchasi hanta śāśvatapurīmārge vihartuṃ yadi |
bhrātaḥ saṃyamavarmaṇā kuru tadā rakṣāvidhiṃ sarvataḥ ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Shashvata (sasvata, śāśvata, शाश्वत): defined in 11 categories.
Puri (purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Arga (अर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Viha (vihā, विहा): defined in 3 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Samyama (saṃyama, संयम): defined in 15 categories.
Varman (वर्मन्): defined in 7 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Raksha (raksa, rakṣa, रक्ष, rakṣā, रक्षा): defined in 12 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 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, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ātmannicchasi hanta śāśvatapurīmārge vihartuṃ yadi”
- ātmann -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śāśvata -
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śāśvata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śāśvata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- purīm -
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purī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arge -
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arga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vihar -
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vihā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bhrātaḥ saṃyamavarmaṇā kuru tadā rakṣāvidhiṃ sarvataḥ”
- bhrātaḥ -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- saṃyama -
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saṃyama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varmaṇā -
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varman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rakṣā -
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rakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- avidhim -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4584 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.