Sanskrit quote nr. 4549 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मजन्मास्पदं वंशं कामं दहन वार्यसे ।
किं तु संनिहितानेताण् अप्यग्ने किं दहस्यहो ॥ātmajanmāspadaṃ vaṃśaṃ kāmaṃ dahana vāryase |
kiṃ tu saṃnihitānetāṇ apyagne kiṃ dahasyaho ||
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.
Atmajanman (ātmajanman, आत्मजन्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Dahana (दहन): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “ātmajanmāspadaṃ vaṃśaṃ kāmaṃ dahana vāryase”
- ātmajanmā -
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ātmajanman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ātmajanman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āspadam -
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āspada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaṃśam -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dahana -
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dahana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dahana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāryase -
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√vṛ (verb class 0)[present passive second single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ tu saṃnihitānetāṇ apyagne kiṃ dahasyaho”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saṃnihitān -
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saṃnihita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- etāṇ -
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- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- agne -
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agni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dahasya -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative 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 4549 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.