Sanskrit quote nr. 7467 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकच्छत्त्रं क्षितितलमिदं भुञ्जते यन् नरेन्द्राः ।
स्वर्गास्थाने मुदितमनसो यद् रमन्ते मुनीन्द्राः ॥ekacchattraṃ kṣititalamidaṃ bhuñjate yan narendrāḥ |
svargāsthāne muditamanaso yad ramante munīndrāḥ ||
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.
Ekacchattra (एकच्छत्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Kshititala (ksititala, kṣititala, क्षितितल): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग, svargā, स्वर्गा): defined in 17 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Mudita (मुदित): defined in 18 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Munindra (munīndra, मुनीन्द्र, munīndrā, मुनीन्द्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “ekacchattraṃ kṣititalamidaṃ bhuñjate yan narendrāḥ”
- ekacchattram -
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ekacchattra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekacchattra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekacchattrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣititalam -
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kṣititala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuñjate -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third plural]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- narendrāḥ -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “svargāsthāne muditamanaso yad ramante munīndrāḥ”
- svargās -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svargā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- muditam -
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mudita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mudita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mud class 10 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mud class 10 verb]
- anaso* -
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anas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√nas (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ramante -
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√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- munīndrāḥ -
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munīndra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]munīndrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7467 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.