Sanskrit quote nr. 7916 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतान् गुणांस् तात महानुभावान् ।
एको गुणः संश्रयते प्रसह्य ॥

etān guṇāṃs tāta mahānubhāvān |
eko guṇaḥ saṃśrayate prasahya ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Mahanubhava (mahānubhāva, महानुभाव): defined in 8 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Samshraya (samsraya, saṃśraya, संश्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prasahya (प्रसह्य): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), 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, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil

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: “etān guṇāṃs tāta mahānubhāvān
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • guṇāṃs -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahānubhāvān -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “eko guṇaḥ saṃśrayate prasahya
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃśraya -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prasahya -
  • prasahya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7916 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.

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