Sanskrit quote nr. 4672 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मैव देवताः सर्वाः सर्वमात्मन्यवस्थितम् ।
आत्मा हि जनयत्येषां कर्मयोगं शरीरिणाम् ॥ātmaiva devatāḥ sarvāḥ sarvamātmanyavasthitam |
ātmā hi janayatyeṣāṃ karmayogaṃ śarīriṇām ||
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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.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atmanya (ātmanya, आत्मन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Avasthita (अवस्थित): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Janayati (जनयति): defined in 1 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Karmayoga (कर्मयोग): defined in 6 categories.
Sharirin (saririn, śarīrin, शरीरिन्): defined in 10 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Prakrit, Kavya (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: “ātmaiva devatāḥ sarvāḥ sarvamātmanyavasthitam”
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātmanya -
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ātmanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātmanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- avasthitam -
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avasthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avasthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avasthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ātmā hi janayatyeṣāṃ karmayogaṃ śarīriṇām”
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- janayatye -
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janayati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [locative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- karmayogam -
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karmayoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śarīriṇām -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 4672 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.