Sanskrit quote nr. 7736 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको बहूनां मूर्खाणां मध्ये निपतितो बुधः ।
पद्मः पाथस्तरङ्गाणां इव विप्लवते ध्रुवम् ॥eko bahūnāṃ mūrkhāṇāṃ madhye nipatito budhaḥ |
padmaḥ pāthastaraṅgāṇāṃ iva viplavate dhruvam ||
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.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Nipatita (निपतित): defined in 6 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Patha (pātha, पाथ): defined in 17 categories.
Pathas (pāthas, पाथस्): defined in 1 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Viplava (विप्लव): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil
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: “eko bahūnāṃ mūrkhāṇāṃ madhye nipatito budhaḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahūnām -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bahu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mūrkhāṇām -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nipatito* -
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nipatita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- budhaḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]budh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]budh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “padmaḥ pāthastaraṅgāṇāṃ iva viplavate dhruvam”
- padmaḥ -
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padma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāthas -
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pāthas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 2)[present active second dual]√pā (verb class 2)[present active second dual]
- taraṅgāṇām -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viplava -
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viplava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viplava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (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 7736 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.