Sanskrit quote nr. 7485 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकत्र प्रपठन्ति साम च यजुश्चान्यत्र वेदान्तरं ।
हिंस्राश्चापि मृगायिताश्च परतो यागोत्थधूमः शिवः ॥ekatra prapaṭhanti sāma ca yajuścānyatra vedāntaraṃ |
hiṃsrāścāpi mṛgāyitāśca parato yāgotthadhūmaḥ śivaḥ ||
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.
Ekatra (एकत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Pathat (paṭhat, पठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sama (sāma, साम): defined in 28 categories.
Saman (sāman, सामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yaju (यजु): defined in 3 categories.
Yajus (यजुस्): defined in 3 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vedanta (vedānta, वेदान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Himsra (hiṃsra, हिंस्र, hiṃsrā, हिंस्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित, āyitā, आयिता): defined in 2 categories.
Yaga (yāga, याग): defined in 10 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Dhuma (dhūma, धूम): defined in 17 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ekatra prapaṭhanti sāma ca yajuścānyatra vedāntaraṃ”
- ekatra -
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ekatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- paṭhanti -
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√paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]√paṭh -> paṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]√paṭh (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sāma -
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sāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yajuś -
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yajus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yajus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaju (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedānta -
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vedānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “hiṃsrāścāpi mṛgāyitāśca parato yāgotthadhūmaḥ śivaḥ”
- hiṃsrāś -
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hiṃsra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mṛgā -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyitāś -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i], [vocative plural from √i]√i -> āyitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √i], [vocative plural from √i], [accusative plural from √i]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parato* -
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parataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāgo -
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yāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttha -
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uttha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhūmaḥ -
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dhūma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhū (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- śivaḥ -
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śiva (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 7485 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.