Sanskrit quote nr. 7612 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकादशाक्षरात् पादाद् एकैकाक्षरवर्धितैः ।
खण्डैर्ध्रुवाः षोडश स्युः षड्विंशत्यक्षरावधि ॥ekādaśākṣarāt pādād ekaikākṣaravardhitaiḥ |
khaṇḍairdhruvāḥ ṣoḍaśa syuḥ ṣaḍviṃśatyakṣarāvadhi ||
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.
Ekadashakshara (ekadasaksara, ekādaśākṣara, एकादशाक्षर): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Vardhita (वर्धित): defined in 7 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव, dhruvā, ध्रुवा): defined in 20 categories.
Shodasha (sodasa, ṣoḍaśa, षोडश): defined in 15 categories.
Shadvimshati (sadvimsati, ṣaḍviṃśati, षड्विंशति): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ekādaśākṣarāt pādād ekaikākṣaravardhitaiḥ”
- ekādaśākṣarāt -
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ekādaśākṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ekādaśākṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pādād -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pādāt (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ekaikā -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekaikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣara -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vardhitaiḥ -
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vardhita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vardhita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vardh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vardh class 10 verb]√vardh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vṛdh]
- Line 2: “khaṇḍairdhruvāḥ ṣoḍaśa syuḥ ṣaḍviṃśatyakṣarāvadhi”
- khaṇḍair -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dhruvāḥ -
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dhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṣoḍaśa -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- ṣaḍviṃśatya -
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ṣaḍviṃśati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- akṣarāva -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first dual]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 7612 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.