Sanskrit quote nr. 7717 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको धर्मः परं श्रेयः क्षमैका शान्तिरुत्तमा ।
विद्यैका परमा दृष्टिर् अहिंसैका सुखावहा ॥eko dharmaḥ paraṃ śreyaḥ kṣamaikā śāntiruttamā |
vidyaikā paramā dṛṣṭir ahiṃsaikā sukhāvahā ||
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.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Aika (aikā, ऐका): defined in 2 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Uttama (uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sukhavaha (sukhāvahā, सुखावहा): defined in 6 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), 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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 dharmaḥ paraṃ śreyaḥ kṣamaikā śāntiruttamā”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- kṣamai -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣam (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śāntir -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttamā -
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uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vidyaikā paramā dṛṣṭir ahiṃsaikā sukhāvahā”
- vidyai -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative passive first single]√vid (verb class 6)[imperative passive first single]√vid (verb class 7)[imperative passive first single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭir -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahiṃsai -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sukhāvahā -
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sukhāvahā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7717 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.