Sanskrit quote nr. 7575 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्मै पूर्णमन्यस्मै कृशं तुल्यगुणोदये ।
भेदाद् यदर्पितं रागद्वेषदानेन तेन किम् ॥ekasmai pūrṇamanyasmai kṛśaṃ tulyaguṇodaye |
bhedād yadarpitaṃ rāgadveṣadānena tena kim ||
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.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Tulyaguna (tulyaguṇa, तुल्यगुण, tulyaguṇā, तुल्यगुणा): defined in 1 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Ragadvesha (ragadvesa, rāgadveṣa, रागद्वेष): defined in 4 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “ekasmai pūrṇamanyasmai kṛśaṃ tulyaguṇodaye”
- ekasmai -
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eka (noun, masculine)[dative single]eka (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- asmai -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- kṛśam -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tulyaguṇo -
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tulyaguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulyaguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tulyaguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udaye -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bhedād yadarpitaṃ rāgadveṣadānena tena kim”
- bhedād -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- arpitam -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛ], [accusative single from √ṛ]
- rāgadveṣa -
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rāgadveṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 7575 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.