Sanskrit quote nr. 7522 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकमात्रो लघुः प्रोक्तो द्विमात्रश्च गुरुः स्मृतः ।
प्लुतस् त्रिमात्रको ज्ञेयो द्रुतः स्यादर्धमात्रकः ॥ekamātro laghuḥ prokto dvimātraśca guruḥ smṛtaḥ |
plutas trimātrako jñeyo drutaḥ syādardhamātrakaḥ ||
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.
Ekamatra (ekamātra, एकमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Dvimatra (dvimātra, द्विमात्र): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pluta (प्लुत): defined in 16 categories.
Trimatri (trimatr, trimātṛ, त्रिमातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Trimatra (trimātra, त्रिमात्र): defined in 5 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Druta (द्रुत): defined in 12 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ardhamatra (ardhamātra, अर्धमात्र): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ekamātro laghuḥ prokto dvimātraśca guruḥ smṛtaḥ”
- ekamātro* -
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ekamātra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- laghuḥ -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prokto* -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvimātraś -
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dvimātra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “plutas trimātrako jñeyo drutaḥ syādardhamātrakaḥ”
- plutas -
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pluta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√plu -> pluta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √plu class 1 verb]
- trimātra -
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trimātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]trimātṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]trimātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trimātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ako* -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
- jñeyo* -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- drutaḥ -
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druta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ardhamātra -
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ardhamātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardhamātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, 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 7522 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.