Sanskrit quote nr. 7506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकद्वैर्दिवसैर्भविष्यति मनाग् दोरन्तरं दन्तुरं ।
द्वित्रैरेव दिनैश्च लोचनपथं रोमावली यास्यति ॥ekadvairdivasairbhaviṣyati manāg dorantaraṃ danturaṃ |
dvitraireva dinaiśca locanapathaṃ romāvalī yāsyati ||
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.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Dantura (दन्तुर): defined in 5 categories.
Dvitra (द्वित्र): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Locanapatha (लोचनपथ): defined in 1 categories.
Romavali (romāvalī, रोमावली): defined in 6 categories.
Yasyat (yāsyat, यास्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ekadvairdivasairbhaviṣyati manāg dorantaraṃ danturaṃ”
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- dvair -
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dva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- divasair -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- manāg -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dor -
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dos (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- danturam -
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dantura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]danturā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dvitraireva dinaiśca locanapathaṃ romāvalī yāsyati”
- dvitrair -
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dvitra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dvitra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dinaiś -
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dina (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dina (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- locanapatham -
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locanapatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- romāvalī -
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romāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- yāsyati -
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√yā -> yāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[future active third 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 7506 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.