Sanskrit quote nr. 4673 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मैव भार इति तं त्वयि यो निधत्ते ।
सोऽङ्गानि कानि कलयत्वलसः प्रपत्तेः ॥ātmaiva bhāra iti taṃ tvayi yo nidhatte |
so'ṅgāni kāni kalayatvalasaḥ prapatteḥ ||
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.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Prapatti (प्रपत्ति): defined in 5 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “ātmaiva bhāra iti taṃ tvayi yo nidhatte”
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhāra* -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “so'ṅgāni kāni kalayatvalasaḥ prapatteḥ”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- kāni -
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ka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- kalayatva -
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√kal (verb class 10)[imperative active third single]
- alasaḥ -
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alas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]alasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- prapatteḥ -
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prapatti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4673 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.