Sanskrit quote nr. 5527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसनं प्राणसंरोधः प्रत्याहारश्च धारणा ।
ध्यानं समाधिरेतानि योगाङ्गानि स्मृतानि षट् ॥āsanaṃ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ pratyāhāraśca dhāraṇā |
dhyānaṃ samādhiretāni yogāṅgāni smṛtāni ṣaṭ ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन): defined in 23 categories.
Pranasamrodha (prāṇasaṃrodha, प्राणसंरोध): defined in 1 categories.
Pratyahara (pratyāhāra, प्रत्याहार): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dharana (dhāraṇā, धारणा): defined in 22 categories.
Dhyana (dhyāna, ध्यान): defined in 21 categories.
Samadhi (samādhi, समाधि): defined in 22 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yoganga (yogāṅga, योगाङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), 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: “āsanaṃ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ pratyāhāraśca dhāraṇā”
- āsanam -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ -
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prāṇasaṃrodha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratyāhāraś -
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pratyāhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāraṇā -
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dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhyānaṃ samādhiretāni yogāṅgāni smṛtāni ṣaṭ”
- dhyānam -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samādhir -
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samādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- yogāṅgāni -
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yogāṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smṛtāni -
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smṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- ṣaṭ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 5527 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.