Sanskrit quote nr. 7706 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकैव सामृतमयी सुतरामनर्घ्या ।
काप्यस्त्यसौ हिमकरस्य कला ययैव ॥ekaiva sāmṛtamayī sutarāmanarghyā |
kāpyastyasau himakarasya kalā yayaiva ||
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.
Samrita (samrta, sāmṛta, सामृत): defined in 1 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sutaram (sutarām, सुतराम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sutara (sutarā, सुतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Anarghya (anarghyā, अनर्घ्या): defined in 3 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Kapya (kāpya, काप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Himakara (हिमकर): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 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), Tamil, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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 sāmṛtamayī sutarāmanarghyā”
- 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]
- sāmṛtam -
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sāmṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ayī -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sutarām -
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sutarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sutarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anarghyā -
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anarghyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāpyastyasau himakarasya kalā yayaiva”
- kāpya -
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kāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- astya -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- himakarasya -
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himakara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]himakara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yayai -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
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 7706 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.