Sanskrit quote nr. 1733 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नाशने स्यात् परमाणुमात्रः प्रशक्यते शोधयितुं तपोभिः ।
मांसाशने पर्वतराजमात्रो नो शक्यते शोधयितुं महत्त्वात् ॥annāśane syāt paramāṇumātraḥ praśakyate śodhayituṃ tapobhiḥ |
māṃsāśane parvatarājamātro no śakyate śodhayituṃ mahattvāt ||
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.
Annashana (annasana, annāśana, अन्नाशन): defined in 1 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Paramanu (paramāṇu, परमाणु): defined in 18 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Prashakya (prasakya, praśakya, प्रशक्य): 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.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Mamsashana (mamsasana, māṃsāśana, मांसाशन): defined in 2 categories.
Parvataraj (parvatarāj, पर्वतराज्): defined in 1 categories.
Parvataraja (parvatarāja, पर्वतराज): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Mahattva (महत्त्व): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “annāśane syāt paramāṇumātraḥ praśakyate śodhayituṃ tapobhiḥ”
- annāśane -
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annāśana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- paramāṇum -
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paramāṇu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśakya -
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praśakya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśakya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- śodhayitum -
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√śudh -> śodhayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √śudh]
- tapobhiḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “māṃsāśane parvatarājamātro no śakyate śodhayituṃ mahattvāt”
- māṃsāśane -
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māṃsāśana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- parvatarājam -
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parvatarāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parvatarāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātro -
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- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- śodhayitum -
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√śudh -> śodhayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √śudh]
- mahattvāt -
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mahattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 1733 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.