Sanskrit quote nr. 344 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अचलं चलदिव चक्षुः प्रकृतमपीदं समुद्यदिव वक्षः ।
अतदिव तदपि शरीरं संप्रति वामभ्रुवो जयति ॥

acalaṃ caladiva cakṣuḥ prakṛtamapīdaṃ samudyadiva vakṣaḥ |
atadiva tadapi śarīraṃ saṃprati vāmabhruvo jayati ||

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.

Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 11 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prakṛta, प्रकृत): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Samudya (समुद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vakshas (vaksas, vakṣas, वक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Vamabhru (vāmabhrū, वामभ्रू): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “acalaṃ caladiva cakṣuḥ prakṛtamapīdaṃ samudyadiva vakṣaḥ
  • acalam -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • cala -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • diva -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • cakṣuḥ -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • prakṛtam -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apī -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samudya -
  • samudya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • diva -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vakṣaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “atadiva tadapi śarīraṃ saṃprati vāmabhruvo jayati
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • diva -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāmabhruvo* -
  • vāmabhrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jayati -
  • jayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third 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 344 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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