Sanskrit quote nr. 7508 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकधातुर्द्विखण्डः स्याद् यत्रोद्ग्राहस्ततः परम् ।
तृतीयं किंचिदुच्चं स्यात् खण्डं गमकशोभनम् ॥ekadhāturdvikhaṇḍaḥ syād yatrodgrāhastataḥ param |
tṛtīyaṃ kiṃciduccaṃ syāt khaṇḍaṃ gamakaśobhanam ||
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.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Udgraha (udgrāha, उद्ग्राह): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Tritiyam (trtiyam, tṛtīyam, तृतीयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tritiya (trtiya, tṛtīya, तृतीय): defined in 11 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Gamaka (गमक): defined in 9 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “ekadhāturdvikhaṇḍaḥ syād yatrodgrāhastataḥ param”
- Cannot analyse ekadhāturdvikhaṇḍaḥ*sy
- syād -
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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]
- yatro -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udgrāhas -
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udgrāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tṛtīyaṃ kiṃciduccaṃ syāt khaṇḍaṃ gamakaśobhanam”
- tṛtīyam -
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tṛtīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tṛtīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛtīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uccam -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- syāt -
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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]
- khaṇḍam -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gamaka -
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gamaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gamaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanam -
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śobhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śobhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śobhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7508 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.