Sanskrit quote nr. 7664 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेन रोमनालेन जातं पङ्केरुहद्वयम् ।
ज्ञात्वाधो धनमस्यास्ति खनन्ति निशि रागिणः ॥ekena romanālena jātaṃ paṅkeruhadvayam |
jñātvādho dhanamasyāsti khananti niśi rāgiṇaḥ ||
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.
Roman (रोमन्): defined in 11 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Pankeruha (paṅkeruha, पङ्केरुह): defined in 6 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khanat (खनत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Ragin (rāgin, रागिन्): defined in 2 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), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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 romanālena jātaṃ paṅkeruhadvayam”
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- roman -
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roman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]roman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- ālena -
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āla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- paṅkeruha -
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paṅkeruha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṅkeruha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “jñātvādho dhanamasyāsti khananti niśi rāgiṇaḥ”
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- adho* -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asyā -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]asī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- khananti -
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√khan -> khanat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khan class 1 verb]√khan -> khanantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]√khan (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rāgiṇaḥ -
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rāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rāgin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7664 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.