Sanskrit quote nr. 7505 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकद्वैः किमभावि सूरिभिरथ द्वित्राणि मित्राणि किं ।
व्यापन्नानि गताश्च किं त्रिचतुरा घोरा महाव्याधयः ॥ekadvaiḥ kimabhāvi sūribhiratha dvitrāṇi mitrāṇi kiṃ |
vyāpannāni gatāśca kiṃ tricaturā ghorā mahāvyādhayaḥ ||
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.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhavin (abhāvin, अभाविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Suri (sūri, सूरि): defined in 11 categories.
Surin (sūrin, सूरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Dvitra (द्वित्र): defined in 1 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Vyapanna (vyāpanna, व्यापन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tricatura (त्रिचतुर, tricaturā, त्रिचतुरा): defined in 1 categories.
Ghora (घोर, ghorā, घोरा): defined in 15 categories.
Mahavyadhi (mahāvyādhi, महाव्याधि): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ekadvaiḥ kimabhāvi sūribhiratha dvitrāṇi mitrāṇi kiṃ”
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- dvaiḥ -
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dva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhāvi -
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abhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- sūribhir -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sūrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvitrāṇi -
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dvitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mitrāṇi -
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mitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vyāpannāni gatāśca kiṃ tricaturā ghorā mahāvyādhayaḥ”
- vyāpannāni -
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vyāpanna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatāś -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tricaturā* -
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tricatura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tricaturā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ghorā* -
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ghora (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghorā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahāvyādhayaḥ -
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mahāvyādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7505 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.