Sanskrit quote nr. 7503 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकद्विप्रभृतिक्रमेण गणनामेषामिवास्तं यतां ।
कुर्वाणा समकोचयद् दशशतान्यम्भोजसंवर्तिकाः ॥ekadviprabhṛtikrameṇa gaṇanāmeṣāmivāstaṃ yatāṃ |
kurvāṇā samakocayad daśaśatānyambhojasaṃvartikāḥ ||
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.
Ganana (gaṇanā, गणना): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Kurvana (kurvāṇā, कुर्वाणा): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Samvartika (saṃvartikā, संवर्तिका): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ekadviprabhṛtikrameṇa gaṇanāmeṣāmivāstaṃ yatāṃ”
- Cannot analyse ekadviprabhṛtikrameṇa*ga
- gaṇanām -
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gaṇanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eṣāmi -
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√eṣ (verb class 1)[present active first single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- vās -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yatām -
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yat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]yatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative middle third plural]
- Line 2: “kurvāṇā samakocayad daśaśatānyambhojasaṃvartikāḥ”
- kurvāṇā -
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kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kurvāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- samako -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- daśaśatānya -
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daśaśata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ambhoja -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvartikāḥ -
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saṃvartikā (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 7503 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.