Sanskrit quote nr. 7683 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनापि सुपुत्रेण सिंही स्वपिति निर्भयम् ।
सहैव दशभिः पुत्रैर् भारं वहति गर्दभी ॥ekenāpi suputreṇa siṃhī svapiti nirbhayam |
sahaiva daśabhiḥ putrair bhāraṃ vahati gardabhī ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Suputra (सुपुत्र): defined in 3 categories.
Simhi (siṃhī, सिंही): defined in 6 categories.
Nirbhaya (निर्भय): defined in 11 categories.
Saha (सह, sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Gardabh (गर्दभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Gardabhi (gardabhī, गर्दभी): defined in 7 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism
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: “ekenāpi suputreṇa siṃhī svapiti nirbhayam”
- ekenā -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suputreṇa -
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suputra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]suputra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- siṃhī -
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siṃhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- svapiti -
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√svap (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nirbhayam -
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nirbhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirbhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirbhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sahaiva daśabhiḥ putrair bhāraṃ vahati gardabhī”
- sahai -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sah (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Cannot analyse daśabhiḥ*pu
- putrair -
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putra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]putra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhāram -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- gardabhī -
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gardabhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gardabh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7683 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.