Sanskrit quote nr. 4629 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं परमं प्रमाणनिकरैरप्राप्यमव्याहतं ।
ज्ञेयं यद् गुरुवीक्षणादपि जना मूढास्तु मुक्त्वैव तत् ॥ātmānaṃ paramaṃ pramāṇanikarairaprāpyamavyāhataṃ |
jñeyaṃ yad guruvīkṣaṇādapi janā mūḍhāstu muktvaiva tat ||
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.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.
Aprapya (aprāpya, अप्राप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Avyahata (avyāhata, अव्याहत): defined in 6 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Vikshana (viksana, vīkṣaṇa, वीक्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ, mūḍhā, मूढा): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Muktva (muktvā, मुक्त्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
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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 paramaṃ pramāṇanikarairaprāpyamavyāhataṃ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pramāṇa -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikarair -
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nikara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- aprāpyam -
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aprāpya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aprāpya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aprāpyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avyāhatam -
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avyāhata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avyāhata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avyāhatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “jñeyaṃ yad guruvīkṣaṇādapi janā mūḍhāstu muktvaiva tat”
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- 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]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vīkṣaṇād -
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vīkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- janā* -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mūḍhās -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- muktvai -
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muktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √muc]√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √muc]√muj -> muktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √muj]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [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 4629 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.