Sanskrit quote nr. 7654 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एके तुम्बा व्रतिकरगताः पात्रतामानयन्ति ।
गायन्त्यन्ये सरसमधुरं शुद्धवंशे विलग्नाः ॥eke tumbā vratikaragatāḥ pātratāmānayanti |
gāyantyanye sarasamadhuraṃ śuddhavaṃśe vilagnāḥ ||
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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, ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Tumba (तुम्ब, tumbā, तुम्बा): defined in 10 categories.
Vratin (व्रतिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Patrata (pātratā, पात्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Anayat (ānayat, आनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gayanti (gāyantī, गायन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Gayat (gāyat, गायत्): defined in 3 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sarasam (सरसम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Adhura (अधुर): defined in 4 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Vilagna (विलग्न, vilagnā, विलग्ना): 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “eke tumbā vratikaragatāḥ pātratāmānayanti”
- eke -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tumbā* -
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tumba (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tumbā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vrati -
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vratin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vratin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pātratām -
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pātratā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ānayanti -
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√an -> ānayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √an]√an -> ānayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √an], [vocative plural from √an], [accusative plural from √an]√an -> ānayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √an]√an (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “gāyantyanye sarasamadhuraṃ śuddhavaṃśe vilagnāḥ”
- gāyantya -
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gāyantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]gāyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√gā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarasam -
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sarasam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhuram -
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adhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śuddha -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- vaṃśe -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vilagnāḥ -
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vilagna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vilagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 7654 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.