Sanskrit quote nr. 7406 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं वस्तु यदस्ति विश्वजनतानन्दप्रमोदात्मकं ।
सत्यं तत्त्वमसीति वाक्यमखिलं त्वय्येव विश्राम्यति ॥ekaṃ vastu yadasti viśvajanatānandapramodātmakaṃ |
satyaṃ tattvamasīti vākyamakhilaṃ tvayyeva viśrāmyati ||
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.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishvajana (visvajana, viśvajana, विश्वजन): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Pramoda (प्रमोद): defined in 14 categories.
Maka (मक): defined in 7 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavya (poetry), 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 vastu yadasti viśvajanatānandapramodātmakaṃ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vastu -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vastu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- viśvajana -
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viśvajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pramodāt -
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pramoda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- makam -
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maka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “satyaṃ tattvamasīti vākyamakhilaṃ tvayyeva viśrāmyati”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asī -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- akhilam -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvayye -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śrāmyati -
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√śram -> śrāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram (verb class 4)[present active 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 7406 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.