Sanskrit quote nr. 8028 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवंगतस्य मम सांप्रतमेतदर्हम् ।
अत्रेदमौपयिकमित्थमिदं च साध्यम् ॥evaṃgatasya mama sāṃpratametadarham |
atredamaupayikamitthamidaṃ ca sādhyam ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Arha (अर्ह): defined in 5 categories.
Atra (atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Atri (अत्रि): defined in 11 categories.
Dama (दम, damā, दमा): defined in 14 categories.
Aupayika (औपयिक): defined in 3 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sadhya (sādhya, साध्य): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “evaṃgatasya mama sāṃpratametadarham”
- evaṅgatasya -
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evaṅgata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]evaṅgata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sāmpratam -
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sāmpratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arham -
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arha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “atredamaupayikamitthamidaṃ ca sādhyam”
- atre -
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atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]atri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]atra (noun, masculine)[locative single]atra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- damau -
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dama (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]damā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aupayikam -
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aupayika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aupayika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhyam -
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sādhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sidh]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
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 8028 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.