Sanskrit quote nr. 4637 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं सुस्थिरं लक्ष्यं चैव स्थिरं बुधः ।
वेधयेत् त्रिप्रकारं तु स्थिरवेधी स उच्यते ॥ātmānaṃ susthiraṃ lakṣyaṃ caiva sthiraṃ budhaḥ |
vedhayet triprakāraṃ tu sthiravedhī sa ucyate ||
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.
Susthira (सुस्थिर): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर): defined in 15 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Triprakara (triprakāra, त्रिप्रकार): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vedhin (वेधिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 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, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, 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 susthiraṃ lakṣyaṃ caiva sthiraṃ budhaḥ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- susthiram -
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susthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]susthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]susthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- 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]
- sthiram -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- budhaḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]budh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]budh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “vedhayet triprakāraṃ tu sthiravedhī sa ucyate”
- ve -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[locative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- edhayet -
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√edh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- triprakāram -
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triprakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]triprakāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]triprakārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sthira -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedhī -
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vedhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third 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 4637 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.