Sanskrit quote nr. 1667 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तो नाश्चर्यजातस्य जततो दृश्यते क्वचित् ।
क्षुद्राहंभावसीमाया यावतीं मुक्तिमाप्नुमः ॥anto nāścaryajātasya jatato dṛśyate kvacit |
kṣudrāhaṃbhāvasīmāyā yāvatīṃ muktimāpnumaḥ ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Carya (चर्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ajata (ajāta, अजात): defined in 7 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshudra (ksudra, kṣudra, क्षुद्र, kṣudrā, क्षुद्रा): defined in 13 categories.
Ahambhava (ahambhāva, अहम्भाव): defined in 5 categories.
Sima (sīmā, सीमा): defined in 13 categories.
Yavati (yāvatī, यावती): defined in 1 categories.
Mukti (मुक्ति): defined in 14 categories.
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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: “anto nāścaryajātasya jatato dṛśyate kvacit”
- anto* -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāś -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- carya -
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cari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]carī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]carya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√car -> carya (absolutive)[absolutive from √car]
- ajātasya -
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ajāta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ajāta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kṣudrāhaṃbhāvasīmāyā yāvatīṃ muktimāpnumaḥ”
- kṣudrā -
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kṣudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahambhāva -
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ahambhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmāyā* -
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sīmā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yāvatīm -
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yāvatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- muktim -
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mukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āpnumaḥ -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active first plural]
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 1667 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.