Sanskrit quote nr. 7640 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकावस्थितिरस्तु वः पुरमुरप्रद्वेषिणोर्देवयोः ।
प्रालेयाञ्जनशैलशृङ्गसुभगच्छायाङ्गयोः श्रेयसे ॥ekāvasthitirastu vaḥ puramurapradveṣiṇordevayoḥ |
prāleyāñjanaśailaśṛṅgasubhagacchāyāṅgayoḥ śreyase ||
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 (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Asthiti (अस्थिति): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Pradveshi (pradvesi, pradveṣī, प्रद्वेषी): defined in 2 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Praleya (prāleya, प्रालेय): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Shailashringa (sailasrnga, śailaśṛṅga, शैलशृङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Gaccha (गच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreyasa (sreyasa, śreyasa, श्रेयस, śreyasā, श्रेयसा): defined in 3 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), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ekāvasthitirastu vaḥ puramurapradveṣiṇordevayoḥ”
- ekāva -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- asthitir -
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asthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- puram -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ura -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]
- pradveṣi -
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pradveṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṇo -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ūrdeva -
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√ūrd (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- yoḥ -
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yoḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]i (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “prāleyāñjanaśailaśṛṅgasubhagacchāyāṅgayoḥ śreyase”
- prāleyāñ -
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prāleya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śailaśṛṅga -
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śailaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- subha -
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subha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]subha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√subh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- gacchāyā -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- aṅgayoḥ -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]aṅga (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śreyase -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[dative single]śreyas (noun, neuter)[dative single]śreyasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śreyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7640 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.