Sanskrit quote nr. 7290 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊने दद्याद् गुरूनेव यावत् सर्वलघुर्भवेत् ।
प्रस्तारोऽयं समाख्यातश् छन्दोविचितिवेदिभिः ॥ūne dadyād gurūneva yāvat sarvalaghurbhavet |
prastāro'yaṃ samākhyātaś chandovicitivedibhiḥ ||
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.
Una (ūna, ऊन, ūnā, ऊना): defined in 12 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvalaghu (सर्वलघु): defined in 1 categories.
Prastara (prastāra, प्रस्तार): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Samakhyata (samākhyāta, समाख्यात): defined in 3 categories.
Vedi (वेदि): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “ūne dadyād gurūneva yāvat sarvalaghurbhavet”
- ūne -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[locative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ūnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- gurūn -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- sarvalaghur -
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sarvalaghu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sarvalaghu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “prastāro'yaṃ samākhyātaś chandovicitivedibhiḥ”
- prastāro' -
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prastāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samākhyātaś -
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samākhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- chandoviciti -
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chandoviciti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vedibhiḥ -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vedi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vedi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vedin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vedin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 7290 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.