Sanskrit quote nr. 7701 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकैकोऽसंख्यजीवानां घाततो मधुनः कणः ।
निष्पद्यते यतस्तेन मध्वश्नाति कथं बुधः ॥

ekaiko'saṃkhyajīvānāṃ ghātato madhunaḥ kaṇaḥ |
niṣpadyate yatastena madhvaśnāti kathaṃ budhaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Jiva (jīva, जीव, jīvā, जीवा): defined in 19 categories.
Ghata (ghāta, घात): defined in 23 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 18 categories.
Kana (kaṇa, कण): defined in 17 categories.
Nishpad (nispad, niṣpad, निष्पद्): defined in 1 categories.
Nishpadi (nispadi, niṣpadī, निष्पदी): defined in 1 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Madhva (मध्व): defined in 4 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali

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: “ekaiko'saṃkhyajīvānāṃ ghātato madhunaḥ kaṇaḥ
  • ekaiko' -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asaṅkhya -
  • asaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvānām -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ghāta -
  • ghāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhunaḥ -
  • madhu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kaṇaḥ -
  • kaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niṣpadyate yatastena madhvaśnāti kathaṃ budhaḥ
  • niṣpadya -
  • niṣpadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    niṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    niṣpad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • ate -
  • yatas -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • madhva -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    madhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśnā -
  • aśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7701 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.

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