Sanskrit quote nr. 7432 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकः संग्रामरिङ्गत्तुरगखुररजोराजिभिर्नष्टदृष्टिर् ।
दिग्यात्राजैत्रमत्तद्विरदभरनमद्भूमिभग्नस् तथान्यः ॥

ekaḥ saṃgrāmariṅgatturagakhurarajorājibhirnaṣṭadṛṣṭir |
digyātrājaitramattadviradabharanamadbhūmibhagnas tathānyaḥ ||

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.
Digyatra (digyātrā, दिग्यात्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Jaitra (जैत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Dvirada (द्विरद): defined in 7 categories.
Bharat (भरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 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), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil

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 saṃgrāmariṅgatturagakhurarajorājibhirnaṣṭadṛṣṭir
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse saṅgrāmariṅgatturagakhurarajorājibhirnaṣṭadṛṣṭir
  • Line 2: “digyātrājaitramattadviradabharanamadbhūmibhagnas tathānyaḥ
  • digyātrā -
  • digyātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaitram -
  • jaitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atta -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dvirada -
  • dvirada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvirada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharan -
  • bharat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhagnas -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyaḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [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 7432 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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