Sanskrit quote nr. 7817 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदेव कुलीनत्वम् एतदेव गुणार्जनम् ।
यत् सदैव सतां सत्सु विनयावनतं शिरः ॥etadeva kulīnatvam etadeva guṇārjanam |
yat sadaiva satāṃ satsu vinayāvanataṃ śiraḥ ||
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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kulinatva (kulīnatva, कुलीनत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Arjana (अर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vinayavanata (vinayāvanata, विनयावनत): defined in 2 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “etadeva kulīnatvam etadeva guṇārjanam”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kulīnatvam -
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kulīnatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- guṇā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjanam -
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arjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yat sadaiva satāṃ satsu vinayāvanataṃ śiraḥ”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sadai -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- satsu -
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sat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vinayāvanatam -
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vinayāvanata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinayāvanata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinayāvanatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7817 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.