Sanskrit quote nr. 4586 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मन्यस्य समुच्छ्रितीकृतगुणस्याहोतरामौचिती ।
यद्गात्रान्तरवर्जनादजनयद् भूजानिरेष द्विषाम् ॥ātmanyasya samucchritīkṛtaguṇasyāhotarāmaucitī |
yadgātrāntaravarjanādajanayad bhūjānireṣa dviṣām ||
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.
Atmanya (ātmanya, आत्मन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Samucchriti (समुच्छ्रिति): defined in 1 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Auciti (aucitī, औचिती): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Varjana (वर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Jani (jāni, जानि): defined in 12 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣā, द्विषा): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, 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: “ātmanyasya samucchritīkṛtaguṇasyāhotarāmaucitī”
- ātmanyasya -
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ātmanya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ātmanya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- samucchritī -
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samucchriti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- guṇasyā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tarāmau -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- aucitī -
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aucitī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadgātrāntaravarjanādajanayad bhūjānireṣa dviṣām”
- yad -
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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]
- gātrān -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tara -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varjanād -
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varjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ajanayad -
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√jan (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- bhū -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[compound]bhū (noun, feminine)[compound]bhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jānir -
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jāni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dviṣām -
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dviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 4586 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.