Sanskrit quote nr. 8171 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत् ।
यजेत वाश्वमेधेन नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत् ॥eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet |
yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet ||
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.
Eshtavya (estavya, eṣṭavya, एष्टव्य, eṣṭavyā, एष्टव्या): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gaya (gayā, गया): defined in 15 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ashvamedha (asvamedha, aśvamedha, अश्वमेध): defined in 7 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vrisha (vrsa, vṛṣa, वृष): defined in 14 categories.
Vrishan (vrsan, vṛṣan, वृषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, 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: “eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet”
- eṣṭavyā* -
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eṣṭavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]eṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√iṣ -> eṣṭavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> eṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadye -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gayām -
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gayā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet”
- yajeta -
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√yaj (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aśvamedhena -
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aśvamedha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛṣa -
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vṛṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vṛṣan (noun, masculine)[compound]vṛṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mut -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sṛjet -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[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 8171 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.