Sanskrit quote nr. 2642 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं धारावाहस्तडिदियमियं दग्धकरका ।
स चायं निर्घोषः स च रववशो भेकनिचयः ॥ayaṃ dhārāvāhastaḍidiyamiyaṃ dagdhakarakā |
sa cāyaṃ nirghoṣaḥ sa ca ravavaśo bhekanicayaḥ ||
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.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Nirghosha (nirghosa, nirghoṣa, निर्घोष): defined in 4 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Bheka (भेक): defined in 7 categories.
Nicaya (निचय): defined in 8 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, 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: “ayaṃ dhārāvāhastaḍidiyamiyaṃ dagdhakarakā”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhārā -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avāhas -
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√vāh (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- taḍid -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dagdha -
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dagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa cāyaṃ nirghoṣaḥ sa ca ravavaśo bhekanicayaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirghoṣaḥ -
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nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, 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]
- rava -
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rava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaśo* -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bheka -
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bheka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nicayaḥ -
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nicaya (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 2642 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.