Sanskrit quote nr. 7559 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकस्त्वं मरुभूरुहेन्द्र विततैः शाखाशतैरञ्चितः ।
पुष्प्यत्पुष्पफलान्वितैरमृदितैर् जीव्याः सहस्रं समाः ॥

ekastvaṃ marubhūruhendra vitataiḥ śākhāśatairañcitaḥ |
puṣpyatpuṣpaphalānvitairamṛditair jīvyāḥ sahasraṃ samāḥ ||

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.

Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Marubhuruha (marubhūruha, मरुभूरुह): defined in 2 categories.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Vitata (वितत): defined in 13 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Sahasram (सहस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 27 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “ekastvaṃ marubhūruhendra vitataiḥ śākhāśatairañcitaḥ
  • ekas -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • marubhūruhe -
  • marubhūruha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vitataiḥ -
  • vitata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vitata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śākhā -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śākh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśatair -
  • aśata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • añcitaḥ -
  • añcita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √añc]
  • Line 2: “puṣpyatpuṣpaphalānvitairamṛditair jīvyāḥ sahasraṃ samāḥ
  • Cannot analyse puṣpyatpuṣpaphalānvitairamṛditairjīvyāḥ*sa
  • sahasram -
  • sahasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 7559 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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