Sanskrit quote nr. 7807 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् सर्वं परिज्ञाय वृक्षारोपं समारभेत् ।
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां द्रुमेभ्यः साधनं यतः ॥etat sarvaṃ parijñāya vṛkṣāropaṃ samārabhet |
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ drumebhyaḥ sādhanaṃ yataḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Aropa (āropa, आरोप): defined in 7 categories.
Dharmarthakamamoksha (dharmarthakamamoksa, dharmārthakāmamokṣa, धर्मार्थकाममोक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Sadhana (sādhana, साधन): defined in 21 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), 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: “etat sarvaṃ parijñāya vṛkṣāropaṃ samārabhet”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- parijñā -
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parijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- vṛkṣā -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āropam -
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āropa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse samārabhet
- Line 2: “dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ drumebhyaḥ sādhanaṃ yataḥ”
- dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām -
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dharmārthakāmamokṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- drumebhyaḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 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 7807 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.