Sanskrit quote nr. 7749 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको ललाटे द्वौ मूर्ध्नि द्वौ द्वौ पार्श्वोपपार्श्वयोः ।
द्वौ च वक्षसि विज्ञेयौ प्रयाणे चैक एव तु ॥eko lalāṭe dvau mūrdhni dvau dvau pārśvopapārśvayoḥ |
dvau ca vakṣasi vijñeyau prayāṇe caika eva tu ||
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.
Lalate (lalāṭe, ललाटे): defined in 1 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Parshvopaparshva (parsvopaparsva, pārśvopapārśva, पार्श्वोपपार्श्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Vakshas (vaksas, vakṣas, वक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Vijneya (vijñeya, विज्ञेय): defined in 10 categories.
Prayana (prayāṇa, प्रयाण, prayāṇā, प्रयाणा): defined in 5 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
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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 lalāṭe dvau mūrdhni dvau dvau pārśvopapārśvayoḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lalāṭe -
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lalāṭe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pārśvopapārśvayoḥ -
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pārśvopapārśva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “dvau ca vakṣasi vijñeyau prayāṇe caika eva tu”
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakṣasi -
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vakṣas (noun, masculine)[locative single]vakṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vakṣ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- vijñeyau -
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vijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prayāṇe -
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prayāṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [locative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> prayāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika* -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 7749 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.