Sanskrit quote nr. 7627 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एका भार्या त्रयः पुत्रा द्वौ हलौ दश धेनवः ।
ग्रामेवासः पुरासत्रैः स्वर्गादपि मनोहरः ॥ekā bhāryā trayaḥ putrā dvau halau daśa dhenavaḥ |
grāmevāsaḥ purāsatraiḥ svargādapi manoharaḥ ||
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.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Hal (हल्): defined in 8 categories.
Hala (हल): defined in 16 categories.
Hali (हलि): defined in 9 categories.
Dhenu (धेनु): defined in 12 categories.
Gramevasa (grāmevāsa, ग्रामेवास): defined in 1 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Satra (satrā, सत्रा): defined in 7 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manohara (मनोहर): defined in 17 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), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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 bhāryā trayaḥ putrā dvau halau daśa dhenavaḥ”
- ekā* -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- halau -
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hal (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hali (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhenavaḥ -
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dhenu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhenu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “grāmevāsaḥ purāsatraiḥ svargādapi manoharaḥ”
- grāmevāsaḥ -
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grāmevāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satrai -
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satrā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- svargād -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- manoharaḥ -
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manohara (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 7627 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.