Sanskrit quote nr. 854 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्भिः शुध्यन्ति वस्त्राणि मनः सत्येन शुध्यति ।
अहिंसया च भूतात्मा बुद्धिर्ज्ञानेन शुध्यति ॥adbhiḥ śudhyanti vastrāṇi manaḥ satyena śudhyati |
ahiṃsayā ca bhūtātmā buddhirjñānena śudhyati ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र): defined in 17 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhutatman (bhūtātman, भूतात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, 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: “adbhiḥ śudhyanti vastrāṇi manaḥ satyena śudhyati”
- adbhiḥ -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śudhyanti -
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√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śudhyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- vastrāṇi -
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vastra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyena -
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satya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]satya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śudhyati -
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√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “ahiṃsayā ca bhūtātmā buddhirjñānena śudhyati”
- ahiṃsayā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtātmā -
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bhūtātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jñānena -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śudhyati -
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√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh (verb class 4)[present 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 854 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.