Sanskrit quote nr. 7539 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकवर्णो भवेद् यस्तु लक्षणैकेन संयुतः ।
स खड्गराजो नृपतेर् विज्ञेयः शुभकारकः ॥ekavarṇo bhaved yastu lakṣaṇaikena saṃyutaḥ |
sa khaḍgarājo nṛpater vijñeyaḥ śubhakārakaḥ ||
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.
Ekavarna (ekavarṇa, एकवर्ण): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण, lakṣaṇā, लक्षणा): defined in 22 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Samyuta (saṃyuta, संयुत): defined in 10 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Vijneya (vijñeya, विज्ञेय): defined in 10 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hindi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vedanta (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: “ekavarṇo bhaved yastu lakṣaṇaikena saṃyutaḥ”
- ekavarṇo* -
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ekavarṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lakṣaṇai -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikena -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃyutaḥ -
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saṃyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa khaḍgarājo nṛpater vijñeyaḥ śubhakārakaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khaḍga -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājo* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rāj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nṛpater -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vijñeyaḥ -
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vijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubhakā -
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śubhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arakaḥ -
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araka (noun, 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 7539 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.