Sanskrit quote nr. 7607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकाग्रताथ संकल्पः स्नायुवद् वर्द्धनक्षमौ ।
नित्याभ्यासप्रयोगाभ्याम् अधिकाधिकमृध्यतः ॥ekāgratātha saṃkalpaḥ snāyuvad varddhanakṣamau |
nityābhyāsaprayogābhyām adhikādhikamṛdhyataḥ ||
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.
Ekagrata (ekāgratā, एकाग्रता): defined in 3 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Snayu (snāyu, स्नायु): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Riddha (rddha, ṛddha, ऋद्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Nitya (नित्य, nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Prayoga (प्रयोग, prayogā, प्रयोगा): defined in 11 categories.
Adhikadhika (adhikādhika, अधिकाधिक): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “ekāgratātha saṃkalpaḥ snāyuvad varddhanakṣamau”
- ekāgratā -
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ekāgratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṅkalpaḥ -
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saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- snāyu -
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snāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]snāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- var -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛddha -
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ṛddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakṣa -
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√nakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mau -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “nityābhyāsaprayogābhyām adhikādhikamṛdhyataḥ”
- nityā -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyāsa -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayogābhyām -
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prayoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]prayoga (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]prayogā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- adhikādhikam -
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adhikādhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhikādhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikādhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛdhyataḥ -
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√ṛdh (verb class 4)[present active third dual]
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 7607 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.