Sanskrit quote nr. 7473 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतश्चतुरो वेदाः साङ्गोपाङ्गाः सविस्तराः ।
स्वाधीनास्ते नरश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेकं किलैकतः ॥ekataścaturo vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ |
svādhīnāste naraśreṣṭha satyamekaṃ kilaikataḥ ||
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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.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Veda (वेद, vedā, वेदा): defined in 21 categories.
Sangopanga (sāṅgopāṅga, साङ्गोपाङ्ग, sāṅgopāṅgā, साङ्गोपाङ्गा): defined in 4 categories.
Savistara (सविस्तर, savistarā, सविस्तरा): defined in 5 categories.
Svadhina (svādhīna, स्वाधीन, svādhīnā, स्वाधीना): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Narashreshtha (narasrestha, naraśreṣṭha, नरश्रेष्ठ): defined in 1 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Nepali, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “ekataścaturo vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ”
- ekataś -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedāḥ -
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veda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sāṅgopāṅgāḥ -
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sāṅgopāṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sāṅgopāṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- savistarāḥ -
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savistara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]savistarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svādhīnāste naraśreṣṭha satyamekaṃ kilaikataḥ”
- svādhīnās -
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svādhīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svādhīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- naraśreṣṭha -
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naraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kilai -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[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 7473 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.