Sanskrit quote nr. 7481 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकतो वा कुलं कृत्स्नम् आत्मा वा कुलवर्धन ।
न समं सर्वमेवेति बुधानामेष निश्चयः ॥ekato vā kulaṃ kṛtsnam ātmā vā kulavardhana |
na samaṃ sarvameveti budhānāmeṣa niścayaḥ ||
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.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Kritsna (krtsna, kṛtsna, कृत्स्न): defined in 8 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Kulavardhana (कुलवर्धन): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Budhana (budhānā, बुधाना): defined in 2 categories.
Nishcaya (niscaya, niścaya, निश्चय): defined in 11 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 vā kulaṃ kṛtsnam ātmā vā kulavardhana”
- ekato* -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtsnam -
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kṛtsna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtsna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kulavardhana -
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kulavardhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kulavardhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na samaṃ sarvameveti budhānāmeṣa niścayaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- budhānām -
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budha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]budha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]budhānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- niścayaḥ -
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niścaya (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 7481 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.