Sanskrit quote nr. 207 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
स एव खलु दारुभ्यो यदा निर्मथ्य दीप्यते ।
तदा तच्च वनं चान्यन् निर्दहत्याशु तेजसा ॥sa eva khalu dārubhyo yadā nirmathya dīpyate |
tadā tacca vanaṃ cānyan nirdahatyāśu tejasā ||
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.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Daru (dāru, दारु): defined in 16 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nirmathya (निर्मथ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Dahati (दहति): defined in 3 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “sa eva khalu dārubhyo yadā nirmathya dīpyate”
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dārubhyo* -
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dāru (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dāru (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dāru (noun, feminine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nirmathya -
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nirmathya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nirmathya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmathya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpyate -
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√dīp (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- Line 2: “tadā tacca vanaṃ cānyan nirdahatyāśu tejasā”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- an -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dahatyā -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tejasā -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 207 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.