Sanskrit quote nr. 7704 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकैव दण्डनीतिस् तु विद्येत्यौशनसाः स्थिताः ।
तस्यां हि सर्वविद्यानाम् आरम्भाः संप्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ekaiva daṇḍanītis tu vidyetyauśanasāḥ sthitāḥ |
tasyāṃ hi sarvavidyānām ārambhāḥ saṃpratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
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 (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Dandaniti (daṇḍanīti, दण्डनीति): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Aushanasa (ausanasa, auśanasa, औशनस): defined in 2 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvavidya (सर्वविद्य, sarvavidyā, सर्वविद्या): defined in 2 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Sampratishthita (sampratisthita, sampratiṣṭhita, सम्प्रतिष्ठित, sampratiṣṭhitā, सम्प्रतिष्ठिता): 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), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ekaiva daṇḍanītis tu vidyetyauśanasāḥ sthitāḥ”
- ekai -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- daṇḍanītis -
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daṇḍanīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vidye -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vid (verb class 2)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive first single]
- ityau -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- auśanasāḥ -
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auśanasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tasyāṃ hi sarvavidyānām ārambhāḥ saṃpratiṣṭhitāḥ”
- tasyām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarvavidyānām -
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sarvavidya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvavidya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarvavidyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ārambhāḥ -
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ārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sampratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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sampratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sampratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 7704 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.