Sanskrit quote nr. 7707 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकैव सार्थका चिन्ता धर्मस्यार्थे विचिन्त्यते ।
द्वितीया सार्थका चिन्ता योगिनां धर्मनन्दिनी ॥ekaiva sārthakā cintā dharmasyārthe vicintyate |
dvitīyā sārthakā cintā yogināṃ dharmanandinī ||
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.
Sarthaka (sārthakā, सार्थका): defined in 5 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Vicintya (विचिन्त्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīyā, द्वितीया): defined in 11 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Dharmanandin (धर्मनन्दिन्): 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Tamil, Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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 sārthakā cintā dharmasyārthe vicintyate”
- 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]
- sārthakā -
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sārthakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmasyā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vicintya -
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vicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dvitīyā sārthakā cintā yogināṃ dharmanandinī”
- dvitīyā -
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dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sārthakā -
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sārthakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yoginām -
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yogin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yogin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- dharmanandin -
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dharmanandin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 7707 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.