Sanskrit quote nr. 7443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः स्थितोऽन्तः प्राप्तोऽन्यः परस्याद्यैव दुर्ग्रहः ।
किं करोमीति जननीं पृच्छन्तीष्वपरासु च ॥ekaḥ sthito'ntaḥ prāpto'nyaḥ parasyādyaiva durgrahaḥ |
kiṃ karomīti jananīṃ pṛcchantīṣvaparāsu ca ||
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.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Adyaiva (अद्यैव): defined in 1 categories.
Durgraha (दुर्ग्रह): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Janani (jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Pricchanti (prcchanti, pṛcchantī, पृच्छन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Apara (aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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 sthito'ntaḥ prāpto'nyaḥ parasyādyaiva durgrahaḥ”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthito' -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāpto' -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyaḥ -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- parasyā -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive single]para (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durgrahaḥ -
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durgraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ karomīti jananīṃ pṛcchantīṣvaparāsu ca”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karomī -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jananīm -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pṛcchantīṣva -
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√praś -> pṛcchantī (participle, feminine)[locative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
- aparāsu -
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aparā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 7443 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.