Sanskrit quote nr. 2632 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं च सुरतज्वालः कामाग्निः प्रणयेन्धनः ।
नराणां यत्र हूयन्ते यौवनानि धनानि च ॥ayaṃ ca suratajvālaḥ kāmāgniḥ praṇayendhanaḥ |
narāṇāṃ yatra hūyante yauvanāni dhanāni ca ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Jvala (jvāla, ज्वाल): defined in 14 categories.
Kamagni (kāmāgni, कामाग्नि): defined in 3 categories.
Prana (praṇā, प्रणा): defined in 16 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Indha (इन्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ayaṃ ca suratajvālaḥ kāmāgniḥ praṇayendhanaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- surata -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- jvālaḥ -
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jvāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmāgniḥ -
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kāmāgni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praṇaye -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- indha -
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indha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “narāṇāṃ yatra hūyante yauvanāni dhanāni ca”
- narāṇām -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hūyante -
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√hu (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√hū (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- yauvanāni -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanāni -
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dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2632 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.