Sanskrit quote nr. 7498 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकदन्तद्युतिसितः शंभोः सूनुः श्रियेऽस्तु वः ।
विद्याकन्द इवोद्भिन्ननवाङ्कुरमनोहरः ॥ekadantadyutisitaḥ śaṃbhoḥ sūnuḥ śriye'stu vaḥ |
vidyākanda ivodbhinnanavāṅkuramanoharaḥ ||
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.
Ekadanta (एकदन्त): defined in 4 categories.
Dyut (द्युत्): defined in 3 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Sunu (sūnu, सूनु): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Udbhinna (उद्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Navankura (navāṅkura, नवाङ्कुर): defined in 1 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ekadantadyutisitaḥ śaṃbhoḥ sūnuḥ śriye'stu vaḥ”
- ekadanta -
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ekadanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyuti -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dyuti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dyut (noun, masculine)[locative single]dyut (noun, neuter)[locative single]dyut (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sitaḥ -
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sita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
- śambhoḥ -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sūnuḥ -
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sūnu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sūnu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śriye' -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[dative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[dative single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vidyākanda ivodbhinnanavāṅkuramanoharaḥ”
- vidyā -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akanda* -
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√kand (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udbhinna -
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udbhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udbhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navāṅkuram -
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navāṅkura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- haraḥ -
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haras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hara (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 7498 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.