Sanskrit quote nr. 579 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिपूजिततारेयं दृष्टिः श्रुतिलङ्घनक्षमा सुतनु ।
जिनसिद्धान्तस्थितिरिव सवासना कं न मोहयति ॥atipūjitatāreyaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ śrutilaṅghanakṣamā sutanu |
jinasiddhāntasthitiriva savāsanā kaṃ na mohayati ||
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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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Pujita (pūjita, पूजित): defined in 10 categories.
Tareya (tāreya, तारेय): defined in 2 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Sutanu (सुतनु): defined in 8 categories.
Jina (जिन): defined in 12 categories.
Siddhanta (siddhānta, सिद्धान्त): defined in 13 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 20 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Savasa (savāsa, सवास): defined in 6 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Mohayat (मोहयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “atipūjitatāreyaṃ dṛṣṭiḥ śrutilaṅghanakṣamā sutanu”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pūjita -
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pūjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- tāreyam -
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tāreya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- laṅghana -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sutanu -
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sutanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sutanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sutanu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “jinasiddhāntasthitiriva savāsanā kaṃ na mohayati”
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhānta -
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siddhānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitir -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- savāsa -
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savāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]savāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mohayati -
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√muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muh]√muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muh]√muh (verb class 0)[present active third 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 579 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.