Sanskrit quote nr. 481 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अणिमा महिमा चैव लघिमा गरिमा तथा ।
प्राप्तिः प्राकाम्यमीशित्वं वशित्वं चाष्ट सिद्धयः ॥

aṇimā mahimā caiva laghimā garimā tathā |
prāptiḥ prākāmyamīśitvaṃ vaśitvaṃ cāṣṭa siddhayaḥ ||

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.

Animan (aṇiman, अणिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahima (mahimā, महिमा): defined in 10 categories.
Mahiman (महिमन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Laghiman (लघिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Gariman (गरिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Prakamya (prākāmya, प्राकाम्य): defined in 7 categories.
Ishitva (isitva, īśitva, ईशित्व): defined in 5 categories.
Vashitva (vasitva, vaśitva, वशित्व): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट): defined in 11 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “aṇimā mahimā caiva laghimā garimā tathā
  • aṇimā -
  • aṇiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahimā -
  • mahimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mahiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • laghimā -
  • laghiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garimā -
  • gariman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “prāptiḥ prākāmyamīśitvaṃ vaśitvaṃ cāṣṭa siddhayaḥ
  • prāptiḥ -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prākāmyam -
  • prākāmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśitvam -
  • īśitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaśitvam -
  • vaśitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhayaḥ -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

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 481 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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