Sanskrit quote nr. 7675 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनापि गुणेनाहो स्पृहणीयो नरो भवेत् ।
कलाभृत्त्येन रुचिरश् चन्द्रो दोषाकरोऽपि सन् ॥ekenāpi guṇenāho spṛhaṇīyo naro bhavet |
kalābhṛttyena ruciraś candro doṣākaro'pi san ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Sprihaniya (sprhaniya, spṛhaṇīya, स्पृहणीय): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kalabhrit (kalabhrt, kalābhṛt, कलाभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tyad (त्यद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Doshakara (dosakara, doṣākara, दोषाकर): defined in 3 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil
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 guṇenāho spṛhaṇīyo naro bhavet”
- 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]
- guṇenā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- spṛhaṇīyo* -
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spṛhaṇīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “kalābhṛttyena ruciraś candro doṣākaro'pi san”
- kalābhṛt -
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kalābhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tyena -
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tyad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ruciraś -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- candro* -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- doṣākaro' -
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doṣākara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 7675 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.