Sanskrit quote nr. 7730 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकोऽपि यः सकलकार्यविधौ समर्थः ।
सत्त्वाधिको भवतु किं बहुभिः प्रसूतैः ॥eko'pi yaḥ sakalakāryavidhau samarthaḥ |
sattvādhiko bhavatu kiṃ bahubhiḥ prasūtaiḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Sattvadhika (sattvādhika, सत्त्वाधिक): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Prasuta (prasūta, प्रसूत): defined in 7 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “eko'pi yaḥ sakalakāryavidhau samarthaḥ”
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kārya -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- avidhau -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- samarthaḥ -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sattvādhiko bhavatu kiṃ bahubhiḥ prasūtaiḥ”
- sattvādhiko* -
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sattvādhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bahubhiḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bahu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- prasūtaiḥ -
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prasūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prasūta (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7730 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.