Sanskrit quote nr. 7437 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः स एव परिपालयताज्जगन्ति ।
गौरीगिरीशचरितानुकृतिं दधानः ॥ekaḥ sa eva paripālayatājjaganti |
gaurīgirīśacaritānukṛtiṃ dadhānaḥ ||
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.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Girisha (girisa, girīśa, गिरीश): defined in 5 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 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), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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 sa eva paripālayatājjaganti”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse paripālayatājjaganti
- Line 2: “gaurīgirīśacaritānukṛtiṃ dadhānaḥ”
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- girīśa -
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girīśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- caritān -
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carita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṛtim -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 7437 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.