Sanskrit quote nr. 7460 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एककार्यनियोगेऽपि नानयोस् तुल्यशीलता ।
विवाहे च चितायां च यथा हुतभुजोर्द्वयोः ॥ekakāryaniyoge'pi nānayos tulyaśīlatā |
vivāhe ca citāyāṃ ca yathā hutabhujordvayoḥ ||
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.
Ekakarya (ekakārya, एककार्य): defined in 1 categories.
Niyoga (नियोग): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nana (nāna, नान, nānā, नाना): defined in 14 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Vivaha (vivāha, विवाह): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Cita (citā, चिता): defined in 10 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Hutabhuj (हुतभुज्): defined in 3 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “ekakāryaniyoge'pi nānayos tulyaśīlatā”
- ekakārya -
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ekakārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekakārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niyoge' -
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niyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nānayos -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]nānā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- tulya -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- śīlatā -
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śīlatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śīl -> śīlat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śīl class 1 verb]√śīl -> śīlat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śīl class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vivāhe ca citāyāṃ ca yathā hutabhujordvayoḥ”
- vivāhe -
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vivāha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vivāha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citāyām -
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citā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hutabhujor -
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hutabhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- dvayoḥ -
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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]
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 7460 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.