Sanskrit quote nr. 7610 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकादशरुद्राणाम् ।
एका गौरीत्यनौचितीं मत्वा ॥ekādaśarudrāṇām |
ekā gaurītyanaucitīṃ matvā ||
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.
Ekadashan (ekadasan, ekādaśan, एकादशन्): defined in 7 categories.
Rudra (रुद्र, rudrā, रुद्रा): defined in 20 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Anauciti (anaucitī, अनौचिती): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit
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: “ekādaśarudrāṇām”
- ekādaśa -
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ekādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśan (noun, masculine)[compound]ekādaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rudrāṇām -
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rudra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rudra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rudrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ekā gaurītyanaucitīṃ matvā”
- ekā* -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- anaucitīm -
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anaucitī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- matvā -
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√man -> matvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> matvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]
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 7610 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.