Sanskrit quote nr. 1104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिगम्याशु गोलक्ष्यम् एकः शाम्यति मार्गणः ।
अनुरोधस्थिरतया न च शक्यप्रतारणः ॥adhigamyāśu golakṣyam ekaḥ śāmyati mārgaṇaḥ |
anurodhasthiratayā na ca śakyapratāraṇaḥ ||
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.
Adhigamya (अधिगम्य, adhigamyā, अधिगम्या): defined in 2 categories.
Gola (गोल): defined in 11 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Margana (mārgaṇa, मार्गण): defined in 6 categories.
Anurodha (अनुरोध): defined in 7 categories.
Sthirata (sthiratā, स्थिरता): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Pratara (pratāra, प्रतार): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “adhigamyāśu golakṣyam ekaḥ śāmyati mārgaṇaḥ”
- adhigamyā -
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adhigamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhigamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhigamyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gola -
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gola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣya -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāmyati -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- mārgaṇaḥ -
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mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anurodhasthiratayā na ca śakyapratāraṇaḥ”
- anurodha -
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anurodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthiratayā -
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sthiratā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakya -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śak -> śakya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śak]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- pratāra -
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pratāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇaḥ -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1104 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.