Sanskrit quote nr. 2258 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभावे न नरस्तस्माद् भावः सर्वत्र कारणम् ।
चित्तं शोधय यत्नेन किमन्यैर्बाह्यशोधनैः ॥abhāve na narastasmād bhāvaḥ sarvatra kāraṇam |
cittaṃ śodhaya yatnena kimanyairbāhyaśodhanaiḥ ||
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.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य): defined in 15 categories.
Shodhana (sodhana, śodhana, शोधन): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaiva philosophy
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: “abhāve na narastasmād bhāvaḥ sarvatra kāraṇam”
- abhāve -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naras -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- bhāvaḥ -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “cittaṃ śodhaya yatnena kimanyairbāhyaśodhanaiḥ”
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- śodhaya -
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√śudh (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- yatnena -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyair -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bāhya -
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bāhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śodhanaiḥ -
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śodhana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śodhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 2258 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.