Sanskrit quote nr. 4625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं च परं चैव वीक्ष्य धीरः समुत्पतेत् ।
एतदेव हि विज्ञानं यदात्मपरवेदनम् ॥ātmānaṃ ca paraṃ caiva vīkṣya dhīraḥ samutpatet |
etadeva hi vijñānaṃ yadātmaparavedanam ||
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, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vijnana (vijñāna, विज्ञान): defined in 15 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atmapa (ātmapa, आत्मप): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 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, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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 paraṃ caiva vīkṣya dhīraḥ samutpatet”
- 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]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīraḥ -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samut -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- patet -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “etadeva hi vijñānaṃ yadātmaparavedanam”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vijñānam -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ātmapa -
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ātmapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātmapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raved -
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√ru (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4625 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.