Sanskrit quote nr. 5005 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभोगश्चैकखण्डः स्याद् द्वितीयं चोच्चखण्डकम् ।
तुल्यनामाङ्कितं चैतद् इति मध्यमलक्षणम् ॥ābhogaścaikakhaṇḍaḥ syād dvitīyaṃ coccakhaṇḍakam |
tulyanāmāṅkitaṃ caitad iti madhyamalakṣaṇam ||
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.
Abhoga (ābhoga, आभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dvitiyam (dvitīyam, द्वितीयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīya, द्वितीय): defined in 11 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Khandaka (khaṇḍaka, खण्डक): defined in 5 categories.
Tulyanaman (tulyanāman, तुल्यनामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ankita (aṅkita, अङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ābhogaścaikakhaṇḍaḥ syād dvitīyaṃ coccakhaṇḍakam”
- ābhogaś -
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ābhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍaḥ -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍakam -
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khaṇḍaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaṇḍaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khaṇḍakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tulyanāmāṅkitaṃ caitad iti madhyamalakṣaṇam”
- tulyanāmā -
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tulyanāman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tulyanāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅkitam -
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aṅkita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅkita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṅkitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- madhyama -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5005 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.