Sanskrit quote nr. 4666 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मा समस्तजगतां भवतीति सम्यग् ।
विज्ञाय यद् वितनुते त्वयि भावबन्धम् ॥ātmā samastajagatāṃ bhavatīti samyag |
vijñāya yad vitanute tvayi bhāvabandham ||
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.
Samasta (समस्त): defined in 11 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagata (jagatā, जगता): defined in 5 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ): defined in 5 categories.
Vijnaya (vijñāya, विज्ञाय): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 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, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ātmā samastajagatāṃ bhavatīti samyag”
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samasta -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagatām -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jagat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jagatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhavatī -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse samyag
- Line 2: “vijñāya yad vitanute tvayi bhāvabandham”
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vitanu -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vitanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- bhāva -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- abandham -
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√bandh (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 4666 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.