Sanskrit quote nr. 7663 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेन राजहंसेन या शोभा सरसोऽभवत् ।
न सा बकसहस्रेण परितस्तीरवासिना ॥ekena rājahaṃsena yā śobhā saraso'bhavat |
na sā bakasahasreṇa paritastīravāsinā ||
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.
Rajahamsa (rājahaṃsa, राजहंस): defined in 10 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Baka (बक): defined in 13 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Vasi (vāsi, वासि): defined in 16 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ekena rājahaṃsena yā śobhā saraso'bhavat”
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājahaṃsena -
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rājahaṃsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śobhā -
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śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saraso' -
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saras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “na sā bakasahasreṇa paritastīravāsinā”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- baka -
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baka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasreṇa -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paritas -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tīra -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsinā -
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vāsi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāsin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāsin (noun, neuter)[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 7663 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.