Sanskrit quote nr. 7674 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनापि गुणेनर्द्धो लभते स्पृहणीयताम् ।
काकल्यैव पिको लोकैर् मोद्यते मलिनोऽप्यसौ ॥ekenāpi guṇenarddho labhate spṛhaṇīyatām |
kākalyaiva piko lokair modyate malino'pyasau ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Riddha (rddha, ṛddha, ऋद्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Sprihaniyata (sprhaniyata, spṛhaṇīyatā, स्पृहणीयता): defined in 1 categories.
Kakali (kākali, काकलि, kākalī, काकली): defined in 3 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Malina (मलिन): defined in 13 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 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), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, 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: “ekenāpi guṇenarddho labhate spṛhaṇīyatām”
- ekenā -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guṇenar -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ṛddho* -
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ṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- spṛhaṇīyatām -
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spṛhaṇīyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kākalyaiva piko lokair modyate malino'pyasau”
- kākalyai -
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kākali (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]kākalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- piko* -
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pika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lokair -
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loka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- modyate -
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√mud (verb class 10)[present passive third single]√mud (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√mud (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- malino' -
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malina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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 7674 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.