Sanskrit quote nr. 7396 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं धाम शमीषु लीनमपरं सूर्योपलज्योतिषां ।
व्याजादद्रिषु गूढमन्यदुदधौ संगुप्तमौर्वायते ॥ekaṃ dhāma śamīṣu līnamaparaṃ sūryopalajyotiṣāṃ |
vyājādadriṣu gūḍhamanyadudadhau saṃguptamaurvāyate ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dhama (dhāma, धाम): defined in 13 categories.
Shami (sami, śamī, शमी): defined in 17 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन): defined in 13 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Suri (sūrī, सूरी): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य, sūryā, सूर्या): defined in 22 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Jyotisha (jyotisa, jyotiṣā, ज्योतिषा): defined in 11 categories.
Jyotis (ज्योतिस्): defined in 9 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Adri (अद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Gudham (gūḍham, गूढम्): defined in 1 categories.
Gudha (gūḍha, गूढ): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Duda (दुद): defined in 4 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Sangupta (saṅgupta, सङ्गुप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Aurva (और्व): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ekaṃ dhāma śamīṣu līnamaparaṃ sūryopalajyotiṣāṃ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhāma -
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dhāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhāman (noun, masculine)[compound]dhāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- śamīṣu -
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śamī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- līnam -
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līna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]līna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]līnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sūryo -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]sūrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sūryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- upala -
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upala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jyotiṣām -
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jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]jyotis (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jyotis (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vyājādadriṣu gūḍhamanyadudadhau saṃguptamaurvāyate”
- vyājād -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- adriṣu -
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adri (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- gūḍham -
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gūḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gūḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gūḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gūḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- anya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- duda -
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duda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhau -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- saṅguptam -
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saṅgupta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅgupta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅguptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aurvāya -
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aurva (noun, masculine)[dative single]aurva (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 7396 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.