Sanskrit quote nr. 5928 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं हि पुंसस् तपसः श्रुतस्य वा ।
स्विष्टस्य सूक्तस्य च बुद्धदत्तयोः ॥idaṃ hi puṃsas tapasaḥ śrutasya vā |
sviṣṭasya sūktasya ca buddhadattayoḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Svishta (svista, sviṣṭa, स्विष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Buddhadatta (बुद्धदत्त): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “idaṃ hi puṃsas tapasaḥ śrutasya vā”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puṃsas -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tapasaḥ -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tapas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrutasya -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śruta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “sviṣṭasya sūktasya ca buddhadattayoḥ”
- sviṣṭasya -
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sviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sviṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sūktasya -
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sūkta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sūkta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhadattayoḥ -
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buddhadatta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 5928 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.