Sanskrit quote nr. 7553 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकसार्थप्रयातानां सर्वेषां तत्र गामिनाम् ।
यस्य कालः प्रयात्यग्रे तत्र का परिदेवना ॥

ekasārthaprayātānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tatra gāminām |
yasya kālaḥ prayātyagre tatra kā paridevanā ||

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.

Ekasarthaprayata (ekasārthaprayāta, एकसार्थप्रयात, ekasārthaprayātā, एकसार्थप्रयाता): defined in 1 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Gamin (gāmin, गामिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Atyagra (अत्यग्र, atyagrā, अत्यग्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Paridevana (paridevanā, परिदेवना): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali

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: “ekasārthaprayātānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tatra gāminām
  • ekasārthaprayātānām -
  • ekasārthaprayāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ekasārthaprayāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ekasārthaprayātā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gāminām -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gāmin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yasya kālaḥ prayātyagre tatra paridevanā
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kālaḥ -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atyagre -
  • atyagra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    atyagra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    atyagrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paridevanā -
  • paridevanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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 7553 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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