Sanskrit quote nr. 1883 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपकुर्वन्नपि प्रायः प्राप्नोति महतः फलम् ।
और्वं दहन्तमेवाग्निं संतर्पयति सागरः ॥apakurvannapi prāyaḥ prāpnoti mahataḥ phalam |
aurvaṃ dahantamevāgniṃ saṃtarpayati sāgaraḥ ||
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.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Aurva (और्व): defined in 3 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil
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: “apakurvannapi prāyaḥ prāpnoti mahataḥ phalam”
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kurvann -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- mahataḥ -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “aurvaṃ dahantamevāgniṃ saṃtarpayati sāgaraḥ”
- aurvam -
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aurva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aurva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aurvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ūrv (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mevā -
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√mav (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√mev (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agnim -
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agni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- san -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tarpayati -
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√tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tṛp]√tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tṛp]√tṛp (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- sāgaraḥ -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1883 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.