Sanskrit quote nr. 7402 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं मित्रं भूपतिर्वा यतिर्वा ।
एका भार्या सुन्दरी वा दरी वा ॥ekaṃ mitraṃ bhūpatirvā yatirvā |
ekā bhāryā sundarī vā darī vā ||
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, ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Dari (दरि, darī, दरी): defined in 11 categories.
Darin (दरिन्): defined in 1 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), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 mitraṃ bhūpatirvā yatirvā”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūpatir -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatir -
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yati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ekā bhāryā sundarī vā darī vā”
- ekā* -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- sundarī -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- darī -
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darī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]darin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 7402 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.