Sanskrit quote nr. 7617 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकान्तसुन्दरविधानजडः क्व वेधाः ।
सर्वाङ्गकान्तिचतुरं क्व च रूपमस्याः ॥ekāntasundaravidhānajaḍaḥ kva vedhāḥ |
sarvāṅgakānticaturaṃ kva ca rūpamasyāḥ ||
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.
Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त): defined in 9 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Vidhana (vidhāna, विधान): defined in 16 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Vedha (वेध, vedhā, वेधा): defined in 14 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvanga (sarvāṅga, सर्वाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Caturam (चतुरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ekāntasundaravidhānajaḍaḥ kva vedhāḥ”
- ekānta -
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ekānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundara -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhāna -
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vidhāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaḍaḥ -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vedhāḥ -
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vedha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vedhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvāṅgakānticaturaṃ kva ca rūpamasyāḥ”
- sarvāṅga -
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sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- caturam -
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caturam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]catura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturā (noun, feminine)[adverb]catur (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7617 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.