Sanskrit quote nr. 7207 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभावेव चलौ यत्र लक्ष्यं चापि धनुर्धरः ।
तद् विज्ञेयं द्वयाचलं श्रमेणैव हि साध्यते ॥ubhāveva calau yatra lakṣyaṃ cāpi dhanurdharaḥ |
tad vijñeyaṃ dvayācalaṃ śrameṇaiva hi sādhyate ||
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.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Cali (चलि): defined in 8 categories.
Calu (चलु): defined in 4 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhanurdhara (धनुर्धर): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vijneya (vijñeya, विज्ञेय): defined in 10 categories.
Dva (dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sadhyata (sādhyatā, साध्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “ubhāveva calau yatra lakṣyaṃ cāpi dhanurdharaḥ”
- ubhāve -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- calau -
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cala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cali (noun, masculine)[locative single]calu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhanurdharaḥ -
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dhanurdhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tad vijñeyaṃ dvayācalaṃ śrameṇaiva hi sādhyate”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vijñeyam -
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vijñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvayā -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- acalam -
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acala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- śrameṇai -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sādhyate -
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sādhyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]√sādh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√sādh (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√sādh (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√sidh (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 7207 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.