Sanskrit quote nr. 7141 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपसर्गाः प्रवर्तन्ते दृष्टेऽप्यात्मनि योगिनः ।
ये तांस्ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन निबोध मे ॥upasargāḥ pravartante dṛṣṭe'pyātmani yoginaḥ |
ye tāṃste saṃpravakṣyāmi samāsena nibodha me ||
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.
Upasarga (उपसर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Samasa (samāsa, समास): defined in 10 categories.
Bodha (बोध): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upasargāḥ pravartante dṛṣṭe'pyātmani yoginaḥ”
- upasargāḥ -
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upasarga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pravar -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dṛṣṭe' -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- apyāt -
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apya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yoginaḥ -
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yogin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yogin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ye tāṃste saṃpravakṣyāmi samāsena nibodha me”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tāṃs -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- samāsena -
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samāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bodha -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√budh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 7141 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.