Sanskrit quote nr. 7426 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः पालयते लोकम् एकः पालयते कुलम् ।
मज्जत्येको हि निरय एकः स्वर्गे महीयते ॥ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam |
majjatyeko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate ||
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.
Palayat (pālayat, पालयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Niraya (निरय): defined in 8 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग, svargā, स्वर्गा): defined in 17 categories.
Mahi (महि, mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Mahin (महिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pālayate -
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√pāl -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pāl -> pālayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pā -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pā]√pā -> pālayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pā]√pāl (verb class 10)[present middle third single]√pā (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pālayate -
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√pāl -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pāl -> pālayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pā -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pā]√pā -> pālayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pā]√pāl (verb class 10)[present middle third single]√pā (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “majjatyeko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate”
- majjatye -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- niraya* -
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niraya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svarge -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[locative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahī -
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mahi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]mahin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mah (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 7426 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.