Sanskrit quote nr. 4622 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं च जगत् सर्वं दृशा नित्याविभिन्नया ।
चिदाकाशमयं ध्यायन् योगी याति परां गतिम् ॥ātmānaṃ ca jagat sarvaṃ dṛśā nityāvibhinnayā |
cidākāśamayaṃ dhyāyan yogī yāti parāṃ gatim ||
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.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Nitya (नित्य, nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Avibhinna (avibhinnā, अविभिन्ना): defined in 1 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Akashamaya (akasamaya, ākāśamaya, आकाशमय): defined in 2 categories.
Dhyayat (dhyāyat, ध्यायत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), 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: “ātmānaṃ ca jagat sarvaṃ dṛśā nityāvibhinnayā”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛśā* -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nityā -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avibhinnayā -
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avibhinnā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “cidākāśamayaṃ dhyāyan yogī yāti parāṃ gatim”
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākāśamayam -
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ākāśamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākāśamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākāśamayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhyāyan -
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dhyāyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- yogī -
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yogin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- parām -
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parā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 4622 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.