Sanskrit quote nr. 7905 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतादृशे कलियुगेऽपि शतेषु कश्चिज् ।
जातादरो जगति यः श्रुतिमार्ग एव ॥etādṛśe kaliyuge'pi śateṣu kaścij |
jātādaro jagati yaḥ śrutimārga eva ||
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.
Etadrish (etadrs, etādṛś, एतादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Etadrisha (etadrsa, etādṛśa, एतादृश): defined in 2 categories.
Kaliyuga (कलियुग): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Shrutimarga (srutimarga, śrutimārga, श्रुतिमार्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “etādṛśe kaliyuge'pi śateṣu kaścij”
- etādṛśe -
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etādṛś (noun, masculine)[dative single]etādṛś (noun, neuter)[dative single]etādṛśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]etādṛśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kaliyuge' -
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kaliyuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śateṣu -
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śata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Cannot analyse kaścij
- Line 2: “jātādaro jagati yaḥ śrutimārga eva”
- jātād -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √jan class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 2 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 3 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jan class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 2 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 3 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- aro* -
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ara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrutimārga* -
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śrutimārga (noun, 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]
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 7905 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.