Sanskrit quote nr. 4675 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनः साक्षी गतिरात्मा तथात्मनः ।
मावमंस्थाः स्वमात्मानं नृणां साक्षिणमुत्तमम् ॥ātmaiva hyātmanaḥ sākṣī gatirātmā tathātmanaḥ |
māvamaṃsthāḥ svamātmānaṃ nṛṇāṃ sākṣiṇamuttamam ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sakshi (saksi, sākṣi, साक्षि): defined in 10 categories.
Sakshin (saksin, sākṣin, साक्षिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Stha (स्थ, sthā, स्था): defined in 8 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 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, Prakrit, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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 hyātmanaḥ sākṣī gatirātmā tathātmanaḥ”
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sākṣī -
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sākṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sākṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “māvamaṃsthāḥ svamātmānaṃ nṛṇāṃ sākṣiṇamuttamam”
- māva -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mu (noun, masculine)[locative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- amaṃ -
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ama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthāḥ -
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stha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]sthā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sākṣiṇam -
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sākṣin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4675 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.