Sanskrit quote nr. 7686 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनैव चिराय कृष्ण भवता गोवर्धनोऽयं धृतः ।
श्रान्तोऽसि क्षणमास्स्व सांप्रतममी सर्वे वयं दध्महे ॥ekenaiva cirāya kṛṣṇa bhavatā govardhano'yaṃ dhṛtaḥ |
śrānto'si kṣaṇamāssva sāṃpratamamī sarve vayaṃ dadhmahe ||
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.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Govardhana (गोवर्धन): defined in 8 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Shranta (sranta, śrānta, श्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “ekenaiva cirāya kṛṣṇa bhavatā govardhano'yaṃ dhṛtaḥ”
- ekenai -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- cirāya -
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cira (noun, masculine)[dative single]cira (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- govardhano' -
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govardhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhṛtaḥ -
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dhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śrānto'si kṣaṇamāssva sāṃpratamamī sarve vayaṃ dadhmahe”
- śrānto' -
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śrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 2 verb]√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śram class 4 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āssva -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle second single]
- sāmpratam -
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sāmpratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- dadhmahe -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle first 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 7686 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.