Sanskrit quote nr. 2654 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं मम दहत्यङ्गम् अम्भोजदलसंस्तरः ।
हुताशनप्रतिनिधिर् दाहात्मा ननु युज्यते ॥ayaṃ mama dahatyaṅgam ambhojadalasaṃstaraḥ |
hutāśanapratinidhir dāhātmā nanu yujyate ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dahati (दहति): defined in 3 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Samstara (saṃstara, संस्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Hutashana (hutasana, hutāśana, हुताशन): defined in 14 categories.
Pratinidhi (प्रतिनिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Dahatman (dāhātman, दाहात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nanu (ननु): 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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 mama dahatyaṅgam ambhojadalasaṃstaraḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- dahatya -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ambhoja -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dala -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃstaraḥ -
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saṃstara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “hutāśanapratinidhir dāhātmā nanu yujyate”
- hutāśana -
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hutāśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratinidhir -
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pratinidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dāhātmā -
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dāhātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 2654 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.