Sanskrit quote nr. 7713 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकोदरसमुद्भूता एकनक्षत्रजातकाः ।
न भवन्ति समाः शीले यथा बदरकण्टकाः ॥ekodarasamudbhūtā ekanakṣatrajātakāḥ |
na bhavanti samāḥ śīle yathā badarakaṇṭakāḥ ||
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.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Samudbhuta (samudbhūta, समुद्भूत, samudbhūtā, समुद्भूता): defined in 5 categories.
Ekanakshatra (ekanaksatra, ekanakṣatra, एकनक्षत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Jataka (jātaka, जातक, jātakā, जातका): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Shil (sil, śīl, शील्): defined in 4 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील, śīlā, शीला): defined in 23 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Badara (बदर): defined in 15 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 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), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ekodarasamudbhūtā ekanakṣatrajātakāḥ”
- eko -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udara -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samudbhūtā* -
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samudbhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samudbhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ekanakṣatra -
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ekanakṣatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātakāḥ -
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jātaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “na bhavanti samāḥ śīle yathā badarakaṇṭakāḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- samāḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śīle -
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śīl (noun, masculine)[dative single]śīla (noun, masculine)[locative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- badara -
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badara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]badara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭakāḥ -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 7713 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.