Sanskrit quote nr. 2695 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयमलघुविसारिस्फारिजिह्वाकलापो ।
ज्वलति यदि न मध्ये वाडवो हव्यवाहः ॥ayamalaghuvisārisphārijihvākalāpo |
jvalati yadi na madhye vāḍavo havyavāhaḥ ||
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.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Vat (vāṭ, वाट्): defined in 6 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avas (अवस्): defined in 2 categories.
Havyavaha (havyavāha, हव्यवाह): defined in 3 categories.
Havyavah (हव्यवह्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ayamalaghuvisārisphārijihvākalāpo”
- Cannot analyse ayamalaghuvisārisphārijihvākalāpo
- Line 2: “jvalati yadi na madhye vāḍavo havyavāhaḥ”
- jvalati -
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jvalat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jvalat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]√jval (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāḍ -
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vāṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avo* -
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avas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]u (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- havyavāhaḥ -
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havyavāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]havyavah (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 2695 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.