Sanskrit quote nr. 7923 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतावच्छक्यमस्माभिर् वक्तुं त्वं गुणवानिति ।
रत्नाकरस्य रत्नौघपरिच्छेदे तु के वयम् ॥etāvacchakyamasmābhir vaktuṃ tvaṃ guṇavāniti |
ratnākarasya ratnaughaparicchede tu ke vayam ||
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.
Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ratnakara (ratnākara, रत्नाकर): defined in 11 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Ratni (रत्नि): defined in 7 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Pariccheda (परिच्छेद): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 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: “etāvacchakyamasmābhir vaktuṃ tvaṃ guṇavāniti”
- etāvacch -
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etāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]etāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- asmābhir -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- guṇavān -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “ratnākarasya ratnaughaparicchede tu ke vayam”
- ratnākarasya -
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ratnākara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ratnau -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ratni (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- augha -
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augha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paricchede -
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pariccheda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 7923 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.