Sanskrit quote nr. 7456 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एक एव हितार्थाय तेजस्वी पार्थिवो भुवः ।
युगान्त इव भास्वन्तो बहवोऽत्र विपत्तये ॥

eka eva hitārthāya tejasvī pārthivo bhuvaḥ |
yugānta iva bhāsvanto bahavo'tra vipattaye ||

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.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hita (हित, hitā, हिता): defined in 13 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 22 categories.
Tejasvin (तेजस्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 3 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Yuganta (yugānta, युगान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhasvat (bhāsvat, भास्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), 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: “eka eva hitārthāya tejasvī pārthivo bhuvaḥ
  • eka* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitā -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tejasvī -
  • tejasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivo* -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvaḥ -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yugānta iva bhāsvanto bahavo'tra vipattaye
  • yugānta* -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāsvanto* -
  • bhāsvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bahavo' -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipattaye -
  • vipatti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

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 7456 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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