Sanskrit quote nr. 7459 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एक एवोपहारस्तु संधिरेतन्मतं हि नः ।
उपहारस्य भेदास्तु सर्वेऽन्ये मैत्रवर्जिताः ॥eka evopahārastu saṃdhiretanmataṃ hi naḥ |
upahārasya bhedāstu sarve'nye maitravarjitāḥ ||
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, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Upahara (upahāra, उपहार): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Maitra (मैत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित, varjitā, वर्जिता): defined in 7 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 evopahārastu saṃdhiretanmataṃ hi naḥ”
- eka* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evo -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upahāras -
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upahāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sandhir -
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sandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “upahārasya bhedāstu sarve'nye maitravarjitāḥ”
- upahārasya -
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upahāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- bhedās -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarve' -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- maitra -
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maitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjitāḥ -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7459 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.