Sanskrit quote nr. 7709 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको गिरिशः स्वामी ।
गणता तुल्यैव वल्लभत्वं च ॥eko giriśaḥ svāmī |
gaṇatā tulyaiva vallabhatvaṃ ca ||
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 (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Girisha (girisa, giriśa, गिरिश): defined in 5 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Ganata (gaṇatā, गणता): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य, tulyā, तुल्या): defined in 14 categories.
Vallabhatva (वल्लभत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “eko giriśaḥ svāmī”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- giriśaḥ -
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giriśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gaṇatā tulyaiva vallabhatvaṃ ca”
- gaṇatā -
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gaṇatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tulyai -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vallabhatvam -
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vallabhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
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 7709 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.