Sanskrit quote nr. 7445 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एक एव खगो मानी वने वसति चातकः ।
पिपासितो वा म्रियते याचते वा पुरंदरम् ॥eka eva khago mānī vane vasati cātakaḥ |
pipāsito vā mriyate yācate vā puraṃdaram ||
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.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Khaga (खग): defined in 10 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 25 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 12 categories.
Pipasita (pipāsita, पिपासित): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Purandara (पुरन्दर): defined in 11 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), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “eka eva khago mānī vane vasati cātakaḥ”
- eka* -
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eka (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]
- khago* -
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khaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānī -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mānin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vasati -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cātakaḥ -
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cātaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pipāsito vā mriyate yācate vā puraṃdaram”
- pipāsito* -
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pipāsita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā -> pipāsita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā]√pā -> pipāsita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mriyate -
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√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- yācate -
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√yāc -> yācat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc -> yācat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- purandaram -
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purandara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]purandara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purandarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7445 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.