Sanskrit quote nr. 7820 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदेव महच्चित्रं प्राक्तनस्येह कर्मणः ।
यदनात्मवतामायुर् यच्चानतिमतां श्रियः ॥etadeva mahaccitraṃ prāktanasyeha karmaṇaḥ |
yadanātmavatāmāyur yaccānatimatāṃ śriyaḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Praktana (prāktana, प्राक्तन): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anatmavat (anātmavat, अनात्मवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “etadeva mahaccitraṃ prāktanasyeha karmaṇaḥ”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahac -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāktanasye -
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prāktana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prāktana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karmaṇaḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yadanātmavatāmāyur yaccānatimatāṃ śriyaḥ”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anātmavatām -
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anātmavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]anātmavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]anātmavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- matām -
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matā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 7820 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.