Sanskrit quote nr. 7618 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकान्तेन हि सर्वेषां न शक्यं तात रोचितुम् ।
मित्रामित्रमथो मध्यं सर्वभूतेषु भारत ॥

ekāntena hi sarveṣāṃ na śakyaṃ tāta rocitum |
mitrāmitramatho madhyaṃ sarvabhūteṣu bhārata ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 12 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Mitramitra (mitrāmitra, मित्रामित्र): defined in 2 categories.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Sarvabhuta (sarvabhūta, सर्वभूत): defined in 7 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “ekāntena hi sarveṣāṃ na śakyaṃ tāta rocitum
  • ekāntena -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rocitum -
  • ruc -> rocitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ruc]
  • Line 2: “mitrāmitramatho madhyaṃ sarvabhūteṣu bhārata
  • mitrāmitram -
  • mitrāmitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvabhūteṣu -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7618 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.

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