Sanskrit quote nr. 3766 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असिधारां विषं वह्निं समत्वे यः प्रपश्यति ।
मालासुधातुषाराणां स योगी कथ्यते बुधैः ॥asidhārāṃ viṣaṃ vahniṃ samatve yaḥ prapaśyati |
mālāsudhātuṣārāṇāṃ sa yogī kathyate budhaiḥ ||
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.
Asidhara (asidhārā, असिधारा): defined in 4 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Samatva (समत्व): defined in 8 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prapashyat (prapasyat, prapaśyat, प्रपश्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mala (mālā, माला): defined in 29 categories.
Dhatu (dhātu, धातु): defined in 26 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष, ṣā, षा): defined in 9 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “asidhārāṃ viṣaṃ vahniṃ samatve yaḥ prapaśyati”
- asidhārām -
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asidhārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vahnim -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- samatve -
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samatva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prapaśyati -
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prapaśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]prapaśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “mālāsudhātuṣārāṇāṃ sa yogī kathyate budhaiḥ”
- mālāsu -
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mālā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- dhātu -
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dhātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- ṣā -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arāṇām -
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ara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]arā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yogī -
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yogin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathyate -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 3766 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.