Sanskrit quote nr. 8461 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं यतेत मनुजौ भिन्नैव प्रकृतिर्यतः ।
एकस्थानसमुत्पन्न सुधाक्ष्वेडभिदा स्मृता ॥kathaṃ yateta manujau bhinnaiva prakṛtiryataḥ |
ekasthānasamutpanna sudhākṣveḍabhidā smṛtā ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Manuja (मनुज): defined in 11 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न, bhinnā, भिन्ना): defined in 14 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Ekasthana (ekasthāna, एकस्थान): defined in 2 categories.
Samutpanna (समुत्पन्न): defined in 8 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Kshveda (ksveda, kṣveḍa, क्ष्वेड): defined in 5 categories.
Bhid (भिद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhida (bhidā, भिदा): defined in 6 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “kathaṃ yateta manujau bhinnaiva prakṛtiryataḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yateta -
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√yat (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- manujau -
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manuja (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhinnai -
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bhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- prakṛtir -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “ekasthānasamutpanna sudhākṣveḍabhidā smṛtā”
- ekasthāna -
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ekasthāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekasthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samutpanna -
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samutpanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samutpanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣveḍa -
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kṣveḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣveḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣviḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhidā -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhidā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- smṛtā -
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smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 8461 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.