Sanskrit quote nr. 7477 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतो दिवसान् बाला गणयत्येकतोऽन्तकः ।
न विद्मः प्रथमं कस्य यास्यामो वयमन्तिकम् ॥ekato divasān bālā gaṇayatyekato'ntakaḥ |
na vidmaḥ prathamaṃ kasya yāsyāmo vayamantikam ||
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.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Antaka (अन्तक): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Antikam (अन्तिकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Antika (अन्तिक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Nepali, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ekato divasān bālā gaṇayatyekato'ntakaḥ”
- ekato* -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- divasān -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaṇayatye -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- ekato' -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- antakaḥ -
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antaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “na vidmaḥ prathamaṃ kasya yāsyāmo vayamantikam”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidmaḥ -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- yāsyāmo* -
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√yā (verb class 2)[future active first plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- antikam -
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antikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7477 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.