Sanskrit quote nr. 7651 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकीभूय स्फुटमिव किमप्याचरद्भिः प्रलीनैर् ।
एभिर्भूतैः स्मर कति कृताः स्वान्त ते विप्रलम्भाः ॥ekībhūya sphuṭamiva kimapyācaradbhiḥ pralīnair |
ebhirbhūtaiḥ smara kati kṛtāḥ svānta te vipralambhāḥ ||
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.
Ekin (एकिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vipralambha (विप्रलम्भ): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “ekībhūya sphuṭamiva kimapyācaradbhiḥ pralīnair”
- ekī -
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ekin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūya -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apyā -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acaradbhiḥ -
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acarat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]acarat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse pralīnair
- Line 2: “ebhirbhūtaiḥ smara kati kṛtāḥ svānta te vipralambhāḥ”
- ebhir -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhūtaiḥ -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- smara -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛtāḥ -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- svānta -
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svānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vipralambhāḥ -
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vipralambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 7651 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.