Sanskrit quote nr. 5395 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आविर्भूतो जगति सुषमारूपतो भौतिकेऽस्मिन् ।
ज्ञानात्मासौ लसति भगवान् विष्टपे मानसीये ॥āvirbhūto jagati suṣamārūpato bhautike'smin |
jñānātmāsau lasati bhagavān viṣṭape mānasīye ||
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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.
Avirbhuta (āvirbhūta, आविर्भूत): defined in 5 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Sushama (susama, suṣama, सुषम, suṣamā, सुषमा): defined in 8 categories.
Bhautika (भौतिक): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jnanatman (jñānātman, ज्ञानात्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Vishtap (vistap, viṣṭap, विष्टप्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishtapa (vistapa, viṣṭapa, विष्टप): defined in 3 categories.
Manasi (mānasī, मानसी): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “āvirbhūto jagati suṣamārūpato bhautike'smin”
- āvirbhūto* -
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āvirbhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suṣamā -
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suṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]suṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arūpato -
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- bhautike' -
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bhautika (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhautika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “jñānātmāsau lasati bhagavān viṣṭape mānasīye”
- jñānātmā -
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jñānātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]jñānātman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- lasati -
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√las -> lasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √las class 1 verb]√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √las class 1 verb]√las (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣṭape -
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viṣṭap (noun, feminine)[dative single]viṣṭapa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mānasī -
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mānasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√mān (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- iye -
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ī (noun, feminine)[dative single]ī (noun, masculine)[dative single]√i (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third 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 5395 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.