Sanskrit quote nr. 5760 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इज्याचारदमाहिंसादानस्वाध्यायकर्मणाम् ।
अयं तु परमो धर्मो यद् योगेनात्मदर्शनम् ॥ijyācāradamāhiṃsādānasvādhyāyakarmaṇām |
ayaṃ tu paramo dharmo yad yogenātmadarśanam ||
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.
Ijya (इज्य, ijyā, इज्या): defined in 5 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Dama (दम, damā, दमा): defined in 14 categories.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Adhyaya (adhyāya, अध्याय): defined in 5 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yogena (योगेन): defined in 1 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Atmadarshana (atmadarsana, ātmadarśana, आत्मदर्शन): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain 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: “ijyācāradamāhiṃsādānasvādhyāyakarmaṇām”
- ijyā -
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ijya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ijya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yaj -> ijya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yaj]ijyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāra -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- damā -
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dama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]damā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dānasvā -
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√dān (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- adhyāya -
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adhyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmaṇām -
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karman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ayaṃ tu paramo dharmo yad yogenātmadarśanam”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- paramo* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yogenā -
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yogena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ātmadarśanam -
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ātmadarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 5760 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.