Sanskrit quote nr. 7625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एका प्रसूयते माता द्वितीया वाक् प्रसूयते ।
वाग्जातमधिकं प्रोचुः सोदर्यादपि बान्धवात् ॥ekā prasūyate mātā dvitīyā vāk prasūyate |
vāgjātamadhikaṃ procuḥ sodaryādapi bāndhavāt ||
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.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Prasuyat (prasūyat, प्रसूयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīya, द्वितीय, dvitīyā, द्वितीया): defined in 11 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Sodarya (सोदर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “ekā prasūyate mātā dvitīyā vāk prasūyate”
- ekā -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasūyate -
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prasūyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]prasūyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvitīyā* -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- prasūyate -
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prasūyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]prasūyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “vāgjātamadhikaṃ procuḥ sodaryādapi bāndhavāt”
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ūcuḥ -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- sodaryād -
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sodarya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sodarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bāndhavāt -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 7625 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.