Sanskrit quote nr. 4656 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मायमात्मनि गतो हृदयेऽतिसूक्ष्मो ।
ग्राह्योऽचलेन मनसा सतताभियोगात् ॥ātmāyamātmani gato hṛdaye'tisūkṣmo |
grāhyo'calena manasā satatābhiyogāt ||
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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.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Satatabhiyoga (satatābhiyoga, सतताभियोग): defined in 1 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ātmāyamātmani gato hṛdaye'tisūkṣmo”
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yamāt -
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yama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]yama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gato* -
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- Cannot analyse hṛdaye'tisūkṣmo
- Line 2: “grāhyo'calena manasā satatābhiyogāt”
- grāhyo' -
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grāhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
- acalena -
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acala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satatābhiyogāt -
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satatābhiyoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 4656 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.