Sanskrit quote nr. 7203 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभयोर्मेलने प्रीतिर् यदि स्यान् मेलनं तदा ।
एकेन न हि हस्तेन जायते तालवादनम् ॥ubhayormelane prītir yadi syān melanaṃ tadā |
ekena na hi hastena jāyate tālavādanam ||
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.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Melana (मेलन): defined in 5 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल): defined in 25 categories.
Vadana (vādana, वादन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ubhayormelane prītir yadi syān melanaṃ tadā”
- ubhayor -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- melane -
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melana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- prītir -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- syān -
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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]
- melanam -
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melana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ekena na hi hastena jāyate tālavādanam”
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hastena -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- tāla -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādanam -
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vādana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vādana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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 7203 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.