Sanskrit quote nr. 8312 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
क एकस्त्वं पुष्पायुध मम समाधिव्ययविधौ ।
सुपर्वाणः सर्वे यदि कुसुमशस्त्रास् तदपि किम् ॥ka ekastvaṃ puṣpāyudha mama samādhivyayavidhau |
suparvāṇaḥ sarve yadi kusumaśastrās tadapi kim ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pushpayudha (puspayudha, puṣpāyudha, पुष्पायुध): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Samadha (samādhā, समाधा): defined in 2 categories.
Samadhin (samādhin, समाधिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 6 categories.
Suparvan (सुपर्वन्): defined in 3 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “ka ekastvaṃ puṣpāyudha mama samādhivyayavidhau”
- ka* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekas -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- puṣpāyudha -
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puṣpāyudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- samādhi -
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samādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]samādhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]samādhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]samādhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vyaya -
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vyaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vyā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√vyay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vidhau -
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vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “suparvāṇaḥ sarve yadi kusumaśastrās tadapi kim”
- suparvāṇaḥ -
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suparvan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śastrās -
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śastra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 8312 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.