Sanskrit quote nr. 4644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानमात्मना वेत्सि सृजस्यात्मानमात्मना ।
आत्मना कृतिना च त्वम् आत्मन्येव प्रलीयसे ॥ātmānamātmanā vetsi sṛjasyātmānamātmanā |
ātmanā kṛtinā ca tvam ātmanyeva pralīyase ||
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.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atmanya (ātmanya, आत्मन्य, ātmanyā, आत्मन्या): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 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, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Prakrit
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: “ātmānamātmanā vetsi sṛjasyātmānamātmanā”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vetsi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- sṛjasyā -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “ātmanā kṛtinā ca tvam ātmanyeva pralīyase”
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtinā -
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kṛti (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛtin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ātmanye -
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ātmanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ātmanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ātmanyā (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]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- līyase -
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√lī (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√lī (verb class 4)[present middle second single], [present passive second single]√lī (verb class 9)[present passive second 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 4644 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.