Sanskrit quote nr. 4585 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मन्यपि न विश्वासस् तावान् भवति सत्सु यः ।
तस्मात् सत्सु विशेषेण सर्वः प्रणयमिच्छति ॥ātmanyapi na viśvāsas tāvān bhavati satsu yaḥ |
tasmāt satsu viśeṣeṇa sarvaḥ praṇayamicchati ||
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.
Atmanya (ātmanya, आत्मन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vishvasa (visvasa, viśvāsa, विश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vishesha (visesa, viśeṣa, विशेष): defined in 25 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of 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: “ātmanyapi na viśvāsas tāvān bhavati satsu yaḥ”
- ātmanya -
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ātmanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātmanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśvāsas -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāvān -
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tāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- satsu -
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sat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tasmāt satsu viśeṣeṇa sarvaḥ praṇayamicchati”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- satsu -
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sat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- viśeṣeṇa -
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viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]viśeṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvaḥ -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praṇayam -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active 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 4585 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.