Sanskrit quote nr. 7708 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकैश्वर्ये स्थितोऽपि प्रणतबहुफले यः स्वयं कृत्तिवासाः ।
कान्तासंमिश्रदेहोऽप्यविषयमनसां यः परस्ताद् यतीनाम् ॥ekaiśvarye sthito'pi praṇatabahuphale yaḥ svayaṃ kṛttivāsāḥ |
kāntāsaṃmiśradeho'pyaviṣayamanasāṃ yaḥ parastād yatīnām ||
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.
Ekaishvarya (ekaisvarya, ekaiśvarya, एकैश्वर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pranatabahuphala (praṇatabahuphala, प्रणतबहुफल, praṇatabahuphalā, प्रणतबहुफला): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Krittivasa (krttivasa, kṛttivāsa, कृत्तिवास): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Mishra (misra, miśra, मिश्र): defined in 17 categories.
Adeha (अदेह): defined in 1 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avishayamanas (avisayamanas, aviṣayamanas, अविषयमनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Parastat (parastāt, परस्तात्): defined in 1 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “ekaiśvarye sthito'pi praṇatabahuphale yaḥ svayaṃ kṛttivāsāḥ”
- ekaiśvarye -
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ekaiśvarya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sthito' -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- praṇatabahuphale -
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praṇatabahuphala (noun, masculine)[locative single]praṇatabahuphala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]praṇatabahuphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛttivāsāḥ -
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kṛttivāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛttivāsas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kṛttivāsas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāsaṃmiśradeho'pyaviṣayamanasāṃ yaḥ parastād yatīnām”
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- āsaṃ -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√as -> āsam (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- miśra -
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miśra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]miśra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adeho' -
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adeha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aviṣayamanasām -
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aviṣayamanas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aviṣayamanas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aviṣayamanasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parastād -
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parastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yatīnām -
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yati (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yati (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yatī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
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 7708 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.