Sanskrit quote nr. 7562 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्माद् वृक्षाद् यज्ञपात्राणि राजन् ।
स्रुक् च द्रोणी वोढनी पीडनी च ॥ekasmād vṛkṣād yajñapātrāṇi rājan |
sruk ca droṇī voḍhanī pīḍanī ca ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Yajnapatra (yajñapātra, यज्ञपात्र): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Sruc (स्रुच्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Droni (droṇi, द्रोणि, droṇī, द्रोणी): defined in 9 categories.
Vodha (voḍha, वोढ): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Pida (pīḍa, पीड): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit
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: “ekasmād vṛkṣād yajñapātrāṇi rājan”
- ekasmād -
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eka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]eka (noun, neuter)[ablative single]
- vṛkṣād -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yajñapātrāṇi -
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yajñapātra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “sruk ca droṇī voḍhanī pīḍanī ca”
- sruk -
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sruc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- droṇī -
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droṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]droṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- voḍha -
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voḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]voḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pīḍa -
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pīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7562 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.