Sanskrit quote nr. 7546 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकविद्याप्रधानोऽपि बहुज्ञानी भवेन् नरः ।
सुभाषितानि शिक्षेत यानि शास्त्रोद्धृतानि वै ॥

ekavidyāpradhāno'pi bahujñānī bhaven naraḥ |
subhāṣitāni śikṣeta yāni śāstroddhṛtāni vai ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Apradhana (apradhāna, अप्रधान): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣita, सुभाषित): defined in 8 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śāstṛ, शास्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Uddhrita (uddhrta, uddhṛta, उद्धृत): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “ekavidyāpradhāno'pi bahujñānī bhaven naraḥ
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • vidyā -
  • 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]
  • apradhāno' -
  • apradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bahujñānī -
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “subhāṣitāni śikṣeta yāni śāstroddhṛtāni vai
  • subhāṣitāni -
  • subhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śikṣeta -
  • śikṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
    śak (verb class 0)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • śāstro -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uddhṛtāni -
  • uddhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7546 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.

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