Sanskrit quote nr. 786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथात्मनः शब्दगुणं गुणज्ञः पदं विमानेन विगाहमानः ।
रत्नाकरं वीक्ष्य मिथः स जायां रामाभिधानो हरिरित्युवाच ॥athātmanaḥ śabdaguṇaṃ guṇajñaḥ padaṃ vimānena vigāhamānaḥ |
ratnākaraṃ vīkṣya mithaḥ sa jāyāṃ rāmābhidhāno harirityuvāca ||
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.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Shabdaguna (sabdaguna, śabdaguṇa, शब्दगुण): defined in 4 categories.
Gunajna (guṇajña, गुणज्ञ): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Vimana (vimāna, विमान): defined in 18 categories.
Vigaha (vigāha, विगाह): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Ratnakara (ratnākara, रत्नाकर): defined in 11 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Mithah (mithaḥ, मिथः): defined in 2 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया): defined in 26 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम, rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jain philosophy
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: “athātmanaḥ śabdaguṇaṃ guṇajñaḥ padaṃ vimānena vigāhamānaḥ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śabdaguṇam -
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śabdaguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- guṇajñaḥ -
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guṇajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vimānena -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vigāham -
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vigāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigāha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vigāhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānaḥ -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “ratnākaraṃ vīkṣya mithaḥ sa jāyāṃ rāmābhidhāno harirityuvāca”
- ratnākaram -
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ratnākara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mithaḥ -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāyām -
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jā (noun, feminine)[locative single]jāyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rāmā -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- abhidhāno -
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- harir -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect 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 786 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.