Sanskrit quote nr. 7636 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकारौकारयुक्ता हरिहरिजहराः पञ्च बाणाः स्मरस्य ।
ख्याता लक्ष्याण्यमीषां हृदयकुचदृशो मूर्ध्नि गुह्ये क्रमेण ॥ekāraukārayuktā hariharijaharāḥ pañca bāṇāḥ smarasya |
khyātā lakṣyāṇyamīṣāṃ hṛdayakucadṛśo mūrdhni guhye krameṇa ||
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.
Ekara (ekāra, एकार): defined in 7 categories.
Aukara (aukāra, औकार): defined in 4 categories.
Yukta (युक्त, yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Hari (हरि, harī, हरी): defined in 25 categories.
Harija (हरिज): defined in 2 categories.
Hara (हर, harā, हरा): defined in 18 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 15 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण, bāṇā, बाणा): defined in 22 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Khyata (khyāta, ख्यात, khyātā, ख्याता): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य, guhyā, गुह्या): defined in 12 categories.
Kramena (krameṇa, क्रमेण): defined in 2 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “ekāraukārayuktā hariharijaharāḥ pañca bāṇāḥ smarasya”
- ekārau -
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ekāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aukāra -
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aukāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuktā* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- hari -
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hari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]harī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]harin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- harija -
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harija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- harāḥ -
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hara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]harā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bāṇāḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smarasya -
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smara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]smara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “khyātā lakṣyāṇyamīṣāṃ hṛdayakucadṛśo mūrdhni guhye krameṇa”
- khyātā* -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
- lakṣyāṇya -
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lakṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- amīṣām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- hṛdaya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucad -
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√kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
- ṛśo* -
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ṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- guhye -
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guhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [locative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb]√guh (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- krameṇa -
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krameṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 7636 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.