Sanskrit quote nr. 7839 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद् रहस्यं परमम् एतच्च परमं पदम् ।
एषा गतिर्विरक्तानाम् एषोऽसौ परमः शिवः ॥etad rahasyaṃ paramam etacca paramaṃ padam |
eṣā gatirviraktānām eṣo'sau paramaḥ śivaḥ ||
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.
Rahasyam (रहस्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rahasya (रहस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Virakta (विरक्त, viraktā, विरक्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tamil, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “etad rahasyaṃ paramam etacca paramaṃ padam”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rahasyam -
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rahasyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “eṣā gatirviraktānām eṣo'sau paramaḥ śivaḥ”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viraktānām -
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virakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]virakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]viraktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- eṣo' -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramaḥ -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śivaḥ -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7839 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.