Sanskrit quote nr. 3401 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविश्रान्तो वातो दहन इव सोयं जनयति ।
प्रसक्तं सातत्याद् दलयति कुलाद्रीनपि जलम् ॥aviśrānto vāto dahana iva soyaṃ janayati |
prasaktaṃ sātatyād dalayati kulādrīnapi jalam ||
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.
Avishranta (avisranta, aviśrānta, अविश्रान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Dahana (दहन): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasaktam (प्रसक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasakta (प्रसक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Satatya (sātatya, सातत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Kuladri (kulādri, कुलाद्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aviśrānto vāto dahana iva soyaṃ janayati”
- aviśrānto* -
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aviśrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāto* -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- dahana* -
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dahana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- so -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- janayati -
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janayati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “prasaktaṃ sātatyād dalayati kulādrīnapi jalam”
- prasaktam -
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prasaktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prasakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prasaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sātatyād -
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sātatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kulādrīn -
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kulādri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3401 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.