Sanskrit quote nr. 4612 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मसंभाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ |
yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||
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.
Atmasambhavita (ātmasambhāvita, आत्मसम्भावित, ātmasambhāvitā, आत्मसम्भाविता): defined in 2 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध, stabdhā, स्तब्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Danu (dānu, दानु): defined in 6 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Yajanta (यजन्त): defined in 1 categories.
Namayajna (nāmayajña, नामयज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dambha (दम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Avidhipurvakam (avidhipūrvakam, अविधिपूर्वकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ”
- ātmasambhāvitāḥ -
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ātmasambhāvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ātmasambhāvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- stabdhā* -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]stabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānama -
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ānama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānvi -
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dānu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dānu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- itāḥ -
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ita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam”
- yajante -
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yajanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√yaj (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- nāmayajñais -
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nāmayajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- dambhenā -
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dambha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- avidhipūrvakam -
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avidhipūrvakam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4612 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.