Sanskrit quote nr. 7457 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एक एव हि भूतात्मा भूते भूते व्यवस्थितः ।
एकधा बहुधा चैव दृश्यते जलचन्द्रवत् ॥eka eva hi bhūtātmā bhūte bhūte vyavasthitaḥ |
ekadhā bahudhā caiva dṛśyate jalacandravat ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bhutatman (bhūtātman, भूतात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Vyavasthita (व्यवस्थित): defined in 9 categories.
Ekadha (ekadhā, एकधा): defined in 3 categories.
Bahudha (bahudhā, बहुधा): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Candravat (चन्द्रवत्): defined in 4 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, India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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 hi bhūtātmā bhūte bhūte vyavasthitaḥ”
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhūtātmā -
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bhūtātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūte -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhūte -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vyavasthitaḥ -
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vyavasthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ekadhā bahudhā caiva dṛśyate jalacandravat”
- ekadhā -
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ekadhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bahudhā -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- candravat -
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candravat (noun, masculine)[compound]candravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7457 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.