Sanskrit quote nr. 5561 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आससाद मुनिरात्मनस् ततः ।
शिष्यवर्गपरिकल्पितार्हणम् ॥āsasāda munirātmanas tataḥ |
śiṣyavargaparikalpitārhaṇam ||
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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.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Varga (वर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Parikalpita (परिकल्पित, parikalpitā, परिकल्पिता): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy
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: “āsasāda munirātmanas tataḥ”
- āsa -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āsan (noun, neuter)[compound]√as (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√as (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sāda -
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sāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- munir -
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muni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmanas -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “śiṣyavargaparikalpitārhaṇam”
- śiṣya -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- varga -
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varga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parikalpitā -
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parikalpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parikalpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]parikalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arhaṇam -
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arhaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arhaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arhaṇā (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 5561 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.