Sanskrit quote nr. 8100 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमाचारतो दृष्ट्वा धर्मस्य मुनयो गतिम् ।
सर्वस्य तपसो मूलम् आचारं जगृहुः परम् ॥evamācārato dṛṣṭvā dharmasya munayo gatim |
sarvasya tapaso mūlam ācāraṃ jagṛhuḥ param ||
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.
Evamacara (evamācāra, एवमाचार): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhist philosophy, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “evamācārato dṛṣṭvā dharmasya munayo gatim”
- evamācāra -
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evamācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]evamācāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- munayo* -
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muni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “sarvasya tapaso mūlam ācāraṃ jagṛhuḥ param”
- sarvasya -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tapaso* -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tapas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ācāram -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jagṛhuḥ -
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√grah (verb class 9)[perfect active third plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative 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 8100 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.