Sanskrit quote nr. 8074 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं वेधत्रयं कुर्याच् शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः ।
ततः प्रणम्य गुरवे धनुर्बाणान् निवेदयेत् ॥evaṃ vedhatrayaṃ kuryāc śaṅkhadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ |
tataḥ praṇamya gurave dhanurbāṇān nivedayet ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Raya (रय): defined in 9 categories.
Shankha (sankha, śaṅkha, शङ्ख): defined in 29 categories.
Dundubhi (dundubhī, दुन्दुभी): defined in 20 categories.
Nihsvana (niḥsvana, निःस्वन): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “evaṃ vedhatrayaṃ kuryāc śaṅkhadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vedhat -
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√vedh -> vedhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vedh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vedh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vedh class 1 verb]√vidh -> vedhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb]
- rayam -
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raya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kuryāc -
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- śaṅkha -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dundubhi -
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dundubhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dundubhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- niḥsvanaiḥ -
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niḥsvana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niḥsvana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tataḥ praṇamya gurave dhanurbāṇān nivedayet”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ya -
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- gurave -
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guru (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bāṇān -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vedayet -
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√vid (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√vid (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 8074 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.