Sanskrit quote nr. 7476 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतामिव गतस्य विवेकः ।
कस्यचिन् न महतोऽप्युपलेभे ॥ekatāmiva gatasya vivekaḥ |
kasyacin na mahato'pyupalebhe ||
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.
Ekata (ekatā, एकता): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “ekatāmiva gatasya vivekaḥ”
- ekatām -
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ekatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gatasya -
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gata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vivekaḥ -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kasyacin na mahato'pyupalebhe”
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahato' -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- apyupa -
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apyupa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- lebhe -
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√labh (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third 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 7476 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.