Sanskrit quote nr. 7854 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्मात् परमानन्दाच् शुद्धचिन्मात्ररूपिणः ।
जीवः संजायते पूर्वं तस्माच् चित्तं ततो जगत् ॥etasmāt paramānandāc śuddhacinmātrarūpiṇaḥ |
jīvaḥ saṃjāyate pūrvaṃ tasmāc cittaṃ tato jagat ||
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.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Cinmatra (cinmātra, चिन्मात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Rupina (rūpiṇa, रूपिण): defined in 2 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “etasmāt paramānandāc śuddhacinmātrarūpiṇaḥ”
- etasmāt -
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etad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- paramānandāc -
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- śuddha -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- cinmātra -
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cinmātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cinmātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpiṇaḥ -
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rūpiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rūpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rūpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “jīvaḥ saṃjāyate pūrvaṃ tasmāc cittaṃ tato jagat”
- jīvaḥ -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sañjāya -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tasmāc -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7854 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.