Sanskrit quote nr. 7611 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकादशस्थे गोविन्दे सर्वेऽप्येकादशे स्थिताः ।
किं कुर्वन्ति ग्रहाः सर्वे शनिरङ्गारको रविः ॥ekādaśasthe govinde sarve'pyekādaśe sthitāḥ |
kiṃ kurvanti grahāḥ sarve śaniraṅgārako raviḥ ||
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.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Govinda (गोविन्द): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Graha (ग्रह, grahā, ग्रहा): defined in 19 categories.
Shani (sani, śani, शनि): defined in 16 categories.
Angaraka (aṅgāraka, अङ्गारक): defined in 10 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ekādaśasthe govinde sarve'pyekādaśe sthitāḥ”
- ekādaśas -
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ekādaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- the -
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tha (noun, masculine)[locative single]tha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- govinde -
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govinda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarve' -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ekādaśe -
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ekādaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ekādaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kiṃ kurvanti grahāḥ sarve śaniraṅgārako raviḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- grahāḥ -
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graha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śanir -
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śani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅgārako* -
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aṅgāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raviḥ -
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ravi (noun, 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 7611 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.