Sanskrit quote nr. 6938 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्नतानां सुवंशानां द्वैधं तावन्न जायते ।
यावत् कुठारधारेव योषिद् विशति नान्तरम् ॥unnatānāṃ suvaṃśānāṃ dvaidhaṃ tāvanna jāyate |
yāvat kuṭhāradhāreva yoṣid viśati nāntaram ||
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.
Unnata (उन्नत, unnatā, उन्नता): defined in 18 categories.
Suvamsha (suvamsa, suvaṃśa, सुवंश): defined in 3 categories.
Dvaidham (द्वैधम्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvaidha (द्वैध): defined in 4 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuthara (kuṭhāra, कुठार): defined in 10 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “unnatānāṃ suvaṃśānāṃ dvaidhaṃ tāvanna jāyate”
- unnatānām -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]unnata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]unnatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- suvaṃśānām -
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suvaṃśa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dvaidham -
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dvaidham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāvann -
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tāvat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “yāvat kuṭhāradhāreva yoṣid viśati nāntaram”
- yāvat -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuṭhāra -
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kuṭhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāre -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yoṣid -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- viśati -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- nān -
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na (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (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 6938 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.