Sanskrit quote nr. 4812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आध्मातोद्धतदाववह्निसुहृदः कीर्णोष्णरेणूत्कराः ।
संतप्ताध्वगमुक्तखेदविषमश्वासोष्मसंवादिनः ॥

ādhmātoddhatadāvavahnisuhṛdaḥ kīrṇoṣṇareṇūtkarāḥ |
saṃtaptādhvagamuktakhedaviṣamaśvāsoṣmasaṃvādinaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Adhmata (ādhmāta, आध्मात, ādhmātā, आध्माता): defined in 1 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत): defined in 12 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Davan (dāvan, दावन्): defined in 1 categories.
Avahni (अवह्नि): defined in 1 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण, kīrṇā, कीर्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Renu (reṇu, रेणु): defined in 13 categories.
Utkara (उत्कर): defined in 4 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग): defined in 3 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास, śvāsā, श्वासा): defined in 17 categories.
Samvadin (saṃvādin, संवादिन्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)

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: “ādhmātoddhatadāvavahnisuhṛdaḥ kīrṇoṣṇareṇūtkarāḥ
  • ādhmāto -
  • ādhmāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādhmāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādhmātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddhata -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāva -
  • dāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • avahni -
  • avahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avahni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avahni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • suhṛdaḥ -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrṇo -
  • kīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • uṣṇa -
  • uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • reṇū -
  • reṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • utkarāḥ -
  • utkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃtaptādhvagamuktakhedaviṣamaśvāsoṣmasaṃvādinaḥ
  • santaptā -
  • santapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santaptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvagam -
  • adhvaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhvaga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhvagā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukta -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • kheda -
  • kheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣama -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvāso -
  • śvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śvāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣma -
  • uṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • saṃvādinaḥ -
  • saṃvādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4812 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.

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