Sanskrit quote nr. 7427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकः पुत्रो वरं विद्वान् बहुभिर्निर्गुणैस्तु किम् ।
एकस्तारयते वंशम् अन्ये संतापकारकाः ॥

ekaḥ putro varaṃ vidvān bahubhirnirguṇaistu kim |
ekastārayate vaṃśam anye saṃtāpakārakāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Nirguna (nirguṇa, निर्गुण): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Karaka (kāraka, कारक): defined in 19 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), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali

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 putro varaṃ vidvān bahubhirnirguṇaistu kim
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • bahubhir -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nirguṇais -
  • nirguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nirguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ekastārayate vaṃśam anye saṃtāpakārakāḥ
  • ekas -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tārayate -
  • tṝ -> tārayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tārayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tṝ]
    tṝ (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • vaṃśam -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • santāpa -
  • santāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārakāḥ -
  • kāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7427 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.

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