Sanskrit quote nr. 7405 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं वस्तु द्विधा कर्तुं बहवः सन्ति धन्विनः ।
धन्वी स मार एवैको द्वयोरैक्यं करोति यः ॥ekaṃ vastu dvidhā kartuṃ bahavaḥ santi dhanvinaḥ |
dhanvī sa māra evaiko dvayoraikyaṃ karoti yaḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Dvidha (dvidhā, द्विधा): defined in 8 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्): defined in 9 categories.
Mara (māra, मार): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Aikya (ऐक्य): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ekaṃ vastu dvidhā kartuṃ bahavaḥ santi dhanvinaḥ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vastu -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vastu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dvidhā -
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dvidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- dhanvinaḥ -
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dhanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhanvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dhanvī sa māra evaiko dvayoraikyaṃ karoti yaḥ”
- dhanvī -
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dhanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māra* -
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māra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiko* -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvayor -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aikyam -
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aikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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 7405 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.