Sanskrit quote nr. 649 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यद्भुतमिमं मन्ये स्वभावममनस्विनः ।
यदुपक्रियमाणोऽपि प्रीयते न विलीयते ॥atyadbhutamimaṃ manye svabhāvamamanasvinaḥ |
yadupakriyamāṇo'pi prīyate na vilīyate ||
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.
Atyadbhuta (अत्यद्भुत): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Pac (पच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ri (rī, री): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priyati (prīyati, प्रीयति): defined in 1 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “atyadbhutamimaṃ manye svabhāvamamanasvinaḥ”
- atyadbhutam -
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atyadbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyadbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyadbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- svabhāvam -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- inaḥ -
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ina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadupakriyamāṇo'pi prīyate na vilīyate”
- yadu -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pak -
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pac (noun, masculine)[compound]pac (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- riyam -
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rī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āṇo' -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- prīyate -
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prīyati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√prī -> prīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √prī class 4 verb]√prī -> prīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √prī class 4 verb]√pre (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√prī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√prī (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- līyate -
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√lī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√lī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√lī (verb class 9)[present passive 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 649 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.