Sanskrit quote nr. 7766 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको ह्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दान्तो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजपुत्रं वा प्रापयेन् महतीं श्रियम् ॥eko hyamātyo medhāvī śūro dānto vicakṣaṇaḥ |
rājānaṃ rājaputraṃ vā prāpayen mahatīṃ śriyam ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Medhavin (medhāvin, मेधाविन्): defined in 5 categories.
Danta (dānta, दान्त): defined in 20 categories.
Vicakshana (vicaksana, vicakṣaṇa, विचक्षण): defined in 10 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajaputra (rājaputra, राजपुत्र): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Prapa (prāpa, प्राप): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 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), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 hyamātyo medhāvī śūro dānto vicakṣaṇaḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amātyo* -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- medhāvī -
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medhāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūro* -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dānto* -
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dānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vicakṣaṇaḥ -
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vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rājānaṃ rājaputraṃ vā prāpayen mahatīṃ śriyam”
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rājaputram -
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rājaputra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājaputrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prāpa -
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prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mahatīm -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[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 7766 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.