Sanskrit quote nr. 7471 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतः सकला विद्या चातुर्यं पुनरेकतः ।
चातुर्येण विनाकृत्य सकला विकला कला ॥ekataḥ sakalā vidyā cāturyaṃ punarekataḥ |
cāturyeṇa vinākṛtya sakalā vikalā kalā ||
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.
Ekatah (ekataḥ, एकतः): defined in 1 categories.
Ekata (एकत): defined in 7 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Vinakritya (vinakrtya, vinākṛtya, विनाकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vikala (vikalā, विकला): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Nepali, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ekataḥ sakalā vidyā cāturyaṃ punarekataḥ”
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakalā* -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sakalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāturyam -
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cāturya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “cāturyeṇa vinākṛtya sakalā vikalā kalā”
- cāturyeṇa -
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cāturya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vinākṛtya -
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vinākṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sakalā* -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sakalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikalā -
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vikalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7471 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.