Sanskrit quote nr. 7535 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकयैव गुरोर्दृष्ट्या द्वाभ्यां वापि लभेत यत् ।
न तत् तिसृभिरष्टाभिः सहस्रेणापि कस्यचित् ॥ekayaiva gurordṛṣṭyā dvābhyāṃ vāpi labheta yat |
na tat tisṛbhiraṣṭābhiḥ sahasreṇāpi kasyacit ||
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.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tisri (tisr, tisṛ, तिसृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭā, अष्टा): defined in 15 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “ekayaiva gurordṛṣṭyā dvābhyāṃ vāpi labheta yat”
- ekayai -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- guror -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dṛṣṭyā* -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dvābhyām -
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dva (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- labheta -
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√labh (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- yat -
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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]
- Line 2: “na tat tisṛbhiraṣṭābhiḥ sahasreṇāpi kasyacit”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tisṛbhir -
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tisṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]tisṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tisṛ (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aṣṭābhiḥ -
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aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[instrumental plural from √aś class 5 verb]
- sahasreṇā -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7535 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.