Sanskrit quote nr. 6564 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्थानयुक्तः सततं परेषामन्तरैषणे ।
आनृण्यमाप्नोति नरः परस्यात्मन एव च ॥

utthānayuktaḥ satataṃ pareṣāmantaraiṣaṇe |
ānṛṇyamāpnoti naraḥ parasyātmana eva ca ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Utthanayukta (utthānayukta, उत्थानयुक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Antara (antarā, अन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Anrinya (anrnya, ānṛṇya, आनृण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “utthānayuktaḥ satataṃ pareṣāmantaraiṣaṇe
  • utthānayuktaḥ -
  • utthānayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pareṣām -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • antarai -
  • antarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣaṇe -
  • eṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    eṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ānṛṇyamāpnoti naraḥ parasyātmana eva ca
  • ānṛṇyam -
  • ānṛṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • parasyā -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmana* -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6564 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.

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