Sanskrit quote nr. 7548 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकवृक्षे यथा रात्रौ नानापक्षिसमागमः ।
प्रातर्दश दिशो यान्ति तद्वद् भूतसमागमः ॥ekavṛkṣe yathā rātrau nānāpakṣisamāgamaḥ |
prātardaśa diśo yānti tadvad bhūtasamāgamaḥ ||
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.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Nana (nāna, नान, nānā, नाना): defined in 13 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 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.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhutasamagama (bhūtasamāgama, भूतसमागम): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ekavṛkṣe yathā rātrau nānāpakṣisamāgamaḥ”
- ekavṛkṣe -
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ekavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nānā -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apakṣi -
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√pac (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√pac (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- samāgamaḥ -
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samāgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prātardaśa diśo yānti tadvad bhūtasamāgamaḥ”
- 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]
- tadvad -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūtasamāgamaḥ -
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bhūtasamāgama (noun, 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 7548 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.