Sanskrit quote nr. 4651 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्माभिधं सुखमनन्तमखण्डमेकं ।
यज्ञादिकर्मजनितेन सुखेन तुल्यम् ॥ātmābhidhaṃ sukhamanantamakhaṇḍamekaṃ |
yajñādikarmajanitena sukhena tulyam ||
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.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Akhanda (akhaṇḍa, अखण्ड): defined in 7 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Adikarman (ādikarman, आदिकर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali
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: “ātmābhidhaṃ sukhamanantamakhaṇḍamekaṃ”
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- abhidham -
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abhidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anantam -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akhaṇḍam -
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akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yajñādikarmajanitena sukhena tulyam”
- yajñā -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādikarma -
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ādikarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janitena -
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janita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]janita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jan class 10 verb], [instrumental single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jan class 10 verb], [instrumental single from √jan]
- sukhena -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
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 4651 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.