Sanskrit quote nr. 7821 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदेव हि पाण्डित्यम् इयमेव बहुज्ञता ।
अयमेव परो लाभो यत् स्वल्पाद् भूरिरक्षणम् ॥etadeva hi pāṇḍityam iyameva bahujñatā |
ayameva paro lābho yat svalpād bhūrirakṣaṇam ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Panditya (pāṇḍitya, पाण्डित्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bahujnata (bahujñatā, बहुज्ञता): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Akshana (aksana, akṣaṇa, अक्षण): defined in 3 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: “etadeva hi pāṇḍityam iyameva bahujñatā”
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pāṇḍityam -
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pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahujñatā -
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bahujñatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ayameva paro lābho yat svalpād bhūrirakṣaṇam”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, 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]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lābho* -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- svalpād -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhūrir -
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bhūri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhūri (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣaṇam -
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akṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7821 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.