Sanskrit quote nr. 2113 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वो दृश्यते वह्निः कामिन्याः स्तनमण्डले ।
दूरतो दहते गात्रं गात्रलग्नः सुशीतलः ॥apūrvo dṛśyate vahniḥ kāminyāḥ stanamaṇḍale |
dūrato dahate gātraṃ gātralagnaḥ suśītalaḥ ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Stanamandala (stanamaṇḍala, स्तनमण्डल): defined in 1 categories.
Dahati (दहति): defined in 3 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Alagna (अलग्न): defined in 3 categories.
Sushitala (susitala, suśītala, सुशीतल): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “apūrvo dṛśyate vahniḥ kāminyāḥ stanamaṇḍale”
- apūrvo* -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- vahniḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāminyāḥ -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- stanamaṇḍale -
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stanamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “dūrato dahate gātraṃ gātralagnaḥ suśītalaḥ”
- dūrato* -
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dūrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dahate -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gātra -
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gātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alagnaḥ -
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alagna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suśītalaḥ -
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suśītala (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 2113 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.