Sanskrit quote nr. 8085 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एवं साधारणं देहम् अव्यक्तप्रभवाप्ययम् ।
को विद्वानात्मसात्कृत्वा हन्ति जन्तूनृतेऽसतः ॥

evaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ deham avyaktaprabhavāpyayam |
ko vidvānātmasātkṛtvā hanti jantūnṛte'sataḥ ||

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.

Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sadharanam (sādhāraṇam, साधारणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadharana (sādhāraṇa, साधारण): defined in 16 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Avyakta (अव्यक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Prabhava (प्रभव, prabhavā, प्रभवा): defined in 17 categories.
Apyaya (अप्यय): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Atmasat (ātmasāt, आत्मसात्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “evaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ deham avyaktaprabhavāpyayam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sādhāraṇam -
  • sādhāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avyakta -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhavā -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyayam -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ko vidvānātmasātkṛtvā hanti jantūnṛte'sataḥ
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • ātmasāt -
  • ātmasāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • jantūn -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṛte' -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asataḥ -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive 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 8085 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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