Sanskrit quote nr. 7822 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदेव हि पाण्डित्यं एषा चैव कुलीनता ।
एष एव परो धर्म आयादूनतरो व्ययः ॥etadeva hi pāṇḍityaṃ eṣā caiva kulīnatā |
eṣa eva paro dharma āyādūnataro vyayaḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Panditya (pāṇḍitya, पाण्डित्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Kulinata (kulīnatā, कुलीनता): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Una (ūna, ऊन): defined in 12 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Jain 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: “etadeva hi pāṇḍityaṃ eṣā caiva kulīnatā”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pāṇḍityam -
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pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kulīnatā -
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kulīnatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “eṣa eva paro dharma āyādūnataro vyayaḥ”
- eṣa* -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharma* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āyād -
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āya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ūna -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taro* -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyayaḥ -
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vyaya (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 7822 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.