Sanskrit quote nr. 8309 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
क आत्मा कः परो वात्र स्वीयः पारक्य एव वा ।
स्वपराभिनिवेशेन विना ज्ञानेन देहिनाम् ॥ka ātmā kaḥ paro vātra svīyaḥ pārakya eva vā |
svaparābhiniveśena vinā jñānena dehinām ||
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.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Sviya (svīya, स्वीय): defined in 4 categories.
Paraki (pārakī, पारकी): defined in 4 categories.
Parakya (pārakya, पारक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhist 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: “ka ātmā kaḥ paro vātra svīyaḥ pārakya eva vā”
- ka*ā -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vātra -
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- svīyaḥ -
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svīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārakya* -
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pārakī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pārakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “svaparābhiniveśena vinā jñānena dehinām”
- svap -
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svap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]svap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arā -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- abhiniveśena -
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abhiniveśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jñānena -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 8309 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.