Sanskrit quote nr. 7596 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकाकिनीं रहः क्षीबां लब्ध्वा दुर्लभयोषितम् ।
अप्रौढोऽनुपभुज्यान्यदिने दूत्यार्थयेत यः ॥ekākinīṃ rahaḥ kṣībāṃ labdhvā durlabhayoṣitam |
aprauḍho'nupabhujyānyadine dūtyārthayeta yaḥ ||
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.
Ekakini (ekākinī, एकाकिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Kshiba (ksiba, kṣībā, क्षीबा): defined in 2 categories.
Durlabha (durlabhā, दुर्लभा): defined in 15 categories.
Ushita (usita, uṣita, उषित): defined in 4 categories.
Apraudha (aprauḍha, अप्रौढ): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuji (भुजि): defined in 1 categories.
Anya (ānya, आन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Dutya (dūtya, दूत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Pali, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “ekākinīṃ rahaḥ kṣībāṃ labdhvā durlabhayoṣitam”
- ekākinīm -
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ekākinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rahaḥ -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣībām -
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kṣībā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- labdhvā -
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√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √labh]
- durlabhayo -
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durlabhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- uṣitam -
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uṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “aprauḍho'nupabhujyānyadine dūtyārthayeta yaḥ”
- aprauḍho' -
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aprauḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujyā -
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bhuji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]bhuji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]bhuj (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ānya -
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√an -> ānya (participle, masculine)[compound from √an]√an -> ānya (participle, neuter)[compound from √an]√an -> ānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]√an -> ānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √an]√an -> ānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √an]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dūtyā -
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dūtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dūtī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- arthayeta -
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√arth (verb class 10)[optative middle third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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 7596 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.