Sanskrit quote nr. 4645 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानमालोक्य च शोभमानम् ।
आदर्शबिम्बे स्तिमितायताक्षी ॥ātmānamālokya ca śobhamānam |
ādarśabimbe stimitāyatākṣī ||
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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.
Alokya (ālokya, आलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Adarshabimba (adarsabimba, ādarśabimba, आदर्शबिम्ब): defined in 1 categories.
Stimita (स्तिमित): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 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, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “ātmānamālokya ca śobhamānam”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ālokya -
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ālokya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhamānam -
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√śubh -> śobhamāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “ādarśabimbe stimitāyatākṣī”
- ādarśabimbe -
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ādarśabimba (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- stimitāya -
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stimita (noun, masculine)[dative single]stimita (noun, neuter)[dative single]√stim -> stimita (participle, masculine)[dative single from √stim class 4 verb]√stim -> stimita (participle, neuter)[dative single from √stim class 4 verb]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4645 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.