Sanskrit quote nr. 7761 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको हरः प्रियाधर- ।
गुणवेदी दिविषदोऽपरे मूढाः ॥eko haraḥ priyādhara- |
guṇavedī diviṣado'pare mūḍhāḥ ||
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.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Gunavedin (guṇavedin, गुणवेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Divishad (divisad, diviṣad, दिविषद्): defined in 1 categories.
Apara (अपर, aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ, mūḍhā, मूढा): defined in 15 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali
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 haraḥ priyādhara-”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haraḥ -
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haras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “guṇavedī diviṣado'pare mūḍhāḥ”
- guṇavedī -
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guṇavedin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- diviṣado' -
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diviṣad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diviṣad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūḍhāḥ -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
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 7761 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.