Sanskrit quote nr. 8084 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं सर्वेषु भूतेषु भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी ।
कर्तव्या पण्डितैर्ज्ञात्वा सर्वभूतमयं हरिम् ॥evaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī |
kartavyā paṇḍitairjñātvā sarvabhūtamayaṃ harim ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Avyabhicarin (avyabhicārin, अव्यभिचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kartavya (kartavyā, कर्तव्या): defined in 9 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Sarvabhutamaya (sarvabhūtamaya, सर्वभूतमय): defined in 2 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “evaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarveṣu -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhūteṣu -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhaktir -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avyabhicāriṇī -
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avyabhicāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]avyabhicārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kartavyā paṇḍitairjñātvā sarvabhūtamayaṃ harim”
- kartavyā -
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kartavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- paṇḍitair -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- sarvabhūtamayam -
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sarvabhūtamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarvabhūtamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- harim -
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hari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]hari (noun, feminine)[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 8084 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.