Sanskrit quote nr. 7609 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकातपत्रं जगतः प्रभुत्वं ।
नवं वयः कान्तमिदं वपुश्च ॥ekātapatraṃ jagataḥ prabhutvaṃ |
navaṃ vayaḥ kāntamidaṃ vapuśca ||
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.
Ekatapatra (ekātapatra, एकातपत्र): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Prabhutva (प्रभुत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “ekātapatraṃ jagataḥ prabhutvaṃ”
- ekātapatram -
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ekātapatra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekātapatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekātapatrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jagataḥ -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jagat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prabhutvam -
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prabhutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “navaṃ vayaḥ kāntamidaṃ vapuśca”
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vayaḥ -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vapuś -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7609 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.