Sanskrit quote nr. 7547 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकवृक्षसमारूढा नानावर्णा विहंगमाः ।
प्रातर्दश दिशो यान्ति का तत्र परिदेवना ॥ekavṛkṣasamārūḍhā nānāvarṇā vihaṃgamāḥ |
prātardaśa diśo yānti kā tatra paridevanā ||
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.
Ekavriksha (ekavrksa, ekavṛkṣa, एकवृक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Samarudha (samārūḍha, समारूढ, samārūḍhā, समारूढा): defined in 8 categories.
Nanavarna (nānāvarṇa, नानावर्ण, nānāvarṇā, नानावर्णा): defined in 4 categories.
Vihangama (vihaṅgama, विहङ्गम, vihaṅgamā, विहङ्गमा): defined in 7 categories.
Pratar (prātar, प्रातर्): defined in 4 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Paridevana (paridevanā, परिदेवना): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Pali, Marathi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “ekavṛkṣasamārūḍhā nānāvarṇā vihaṃgamāḥ”
- ekavṛkṣa -
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ekavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samārūḍhā* -
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samārūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samārūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nānāvarṇā* -
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nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vihaṅgamāḥ -
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vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vihaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “prātardaśa diśo yānti kā tatra paridevanā”
- prātar -
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prātar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paridevanā -
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paridevanā (noun, feminine)[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 7547 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.