Sanskrit quote nr. 7434 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः संप्रति पाकशासनपुरीपीयूषसत्त्री पुरः ।
पारक्यं तमसामसौ कुमुदिनीचैतन्यचिन्तामणिः ॥ekaḥ saṃprati pākaśāsanapurīpīyūṣasattrī puraḥ |
pārakyaṃ tamasāmasau kumudinīcaitanyacintāmaṇiḥ ||
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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.
Pakashasana (pakasasana, pākaśāsana, पाकशासन): defined in 4 categories.
Puri (पुरि, purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Sattrin (सत्त्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Parakya (pārakya, पारक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tamasa (tamasā, तमसा): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Caitanya (चैतन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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 saṃprati pākaśāsanapurīpīyūṣasattrī puraḥ”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pākaśāsana -
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pākaśāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- purī -
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purī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]puri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pīyūṣa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattrī -
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sattrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sattri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sattrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pārakyaṃ tamasāmasau kumudinīcaitanyacintāmaṇiḥ”
- pārakyam -
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pārakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pārakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pārakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tamasām -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tamasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kumudinī -
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kumudinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- caitanya -
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caitanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caitanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintāmaṇiḥ -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7434 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.