Sanskrit quote nr. 7705 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकैव संगमे बाला वियोगे तन्मयं जगत् ।
कृतोपकार एवायं वियोगः केन निन्द्यते ॥

ekaiva saṃgame bālā viyoge tanmayaṃ jagat |
kṛtopakāra evāyaṃ viyogaḥ kena nindyate ||

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.

Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 15 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Tanmaya (तन्मय): defined in 6 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Kritopakara (krtopakara, kṛtopakāra, कृतोपकार): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nindyata (nindyatā, निन्द्यता): 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), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “ekaiva saṃgame bālā viyoge tanmayaṃ jagat
  • ekai -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • saṅgame -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viyoge -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tanmayam -
  • tanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tanmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtopakāra evāyaṃ viyogaḥ kena nindyate
  • kṛtopakāra* -
  • kṛtopakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viyogaḥ -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nindyate -
  • nindyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nind (verb class 1)
    [present passive third 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 7705 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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