Sanskrit quote nr. 7567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्मिन् दिवसे मया विचरता प्राप्तः कथंचिन् मणिर् ।
मूल्यं यस्य न विद्यते भवति चेत् पृथ्वी समस्ता ततः ॥ekasmin divase mayā vicaratā prāptaḥ kathaṃcin maṇir |
mūlyaṃ yasya na vidyate bhavati cet pṛthvī samastā tataḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Vicara (विचर): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Mulya (mūlya, मूल्य): defined in 8 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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Prithvi (prthvi, pṛthvī, पृथ्वी): defined in 19 categories.
Samasta (samastā, समस्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 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), India history, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ekasmin divase mayā vicaratā prāptaḥ kathaṃcin maṇir”
- ekasmin -
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eka (noun, masculine)[locative single]eka (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- divase -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vicara -
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vicara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cin -
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- Cannot analyse maṇir
- Line 2: “mūlyaṃ yasya na vidyate bhavati cet pṛthvī samastā tataḥ”
- mūlyam -
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mūlya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūlya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]√mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
- yasya -
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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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse cet*pṛ
- pṛthvī -
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pṛthvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- samastā -
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samastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
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 7567 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.