Sanskrit quote nr. 7480 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतो मातृवात्सल्यं परतो गुणकोटयः ।
अनयोः समतां वक्तुं नालं ब्रह्मादयः सुराः ॥ekato mātṛvātsalyaṃ parato guṇakoṭayaḥ |
anayoḥ samatāṃ vaktuṃ nālaṃ brahmādayaḥ surāḥ ||
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.
Vatsalya (vātsalya, वात्सल्य): defined in 6 categories.
Gunaka (guṇaka, गुणक): defined in 7 categories.
Uta (uṭa, उट): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Samata (samatā, समता): defined in 13 categories.
Samat (समत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल): defined in 21 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Sura (सुर, surā, सुरा): defined in 24 categories.
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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 mātṛvātsalyaṃ parato guṇakoṭayaḥ”
- ekato* -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātṛ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vātsalyam -
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vātsalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- parato* -
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parataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- guṇako -
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guṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṭa -
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uṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anayoḥ samatāṃ vaktuṃ nālaṃ brahmādayaḥ surāḥ”
- anayoḥ -
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ana (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]iyam (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- samatām -
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samatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]√sam -> samat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- nālam -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahmād -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- surāḥ -
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sura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]surā (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 7480 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.