Sanskrit quote nr. 7731 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकोऽपि यत्र नगरे प्रसिद्धः स्याद् धनुर्घरः ।
ततो यान्त्यरयो दूरं मृगाः सिंहगृहादिव ॥eko'pi yatra nagare prasiddhaḥ syād dhanurgharaḥ |
tato yāntyarayo dūraṃ mṛgāḥ siṃhagṛhādiva ||
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.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Prasiddha (प्रसिद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Antya (āntya, आन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 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), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), India history, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), 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'pi yatra nagare prasiddhaḥ syād dhanurgharaḥ”
- 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]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naga -
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naga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prasiddhaḥ -
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prasiddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tato yāntyarayo dūraṃ mṛgāḥ siṃhagṛhādiva”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āntya -
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āntya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arayo* -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ray (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛgāḥ -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- siṃha -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhād -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7731 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.