Sanskrit quote nr. 7718 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको न रोपितो यावद् उत्पन्नोऽयं व्रणोऽपरः ।
सत्यः प्रवादो यच्छिद्रेष्व् अनर्था यान्ति भूरिताम् ॥eko na ropito yāvad utpanno'yaṃ vraṇo'paraḥ |
satyaḥ pravādo yacchidreṣv anarthā yānti bhūritām ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ropita (रोपित): defined in 6 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Utpanna (उत्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vrana (vraṇa, व्रण): defined in 8 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ, anarthā, अनर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Bhurita (bhūritā, भूरिता): defined in 2 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 na ropito yāvad utpanno'yaṃ vraṇo'paraḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ropito* -
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ropita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ruh -> ropita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ruh]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- utpanno' -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vraṇo' -
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vraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aparaḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “satyaḥ pravādo yacchidreṣv anarthā yānti bhūritām”
- satyaḥ -
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satī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pravādo* -
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- Cannot analyse yacchidreṣv*an
- anarthā* -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anarthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhūritām -
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bhūritā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 7718 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.