Sanskrit quote nr. 4627 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं नावमन्येत पूर्वाभिरसमृद्धिभिः ।
आमृत्योः श्रियमन्विच्छेन् नैनां मन्येत दुर्लभाम् ॥ātmānaṃ nāvamanyeta pūrvābhirasamṛddhibhiḥ |
āmṛtyoḥ śriyamanvicchen naināṃ manyeta durlabhām ||
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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.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Purva (pūrvā, पूर्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Asamriddhi (asamrddhi, asamṛddhi, असमृद्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Anviccha (anvicchā, अन्विच्छा): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Aina (ऐन): defined in 6 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (durlabhā, दुर्लभा): defined in 15 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “ātmānaṃ nāvamanyeta pūrvābhirasamṛddhibhiḥ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāvam -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrvābhir -
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pūrvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- asamṛddhibhiḥ -
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asamṛddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “āmṛtyoḥ śriyamanvicchen naināṃ manyeta durlabhām”
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛtyoḥ -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anvicche -
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anvicchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ainā -
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aina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manyeta -
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√man (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[optative passive third single]
- durlabhām -
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durlabhā (noun, feminine)[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 4627 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.