Sanskrit quote nr. 4973 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ प्रातर्घनतृष्णया कवलितं प्रोद्दण्डचण्डातपैर् ।
दग्धं जीवनहानितः कलुषितं चिन्ताभरैः कीलितम् ॥ā prātarghanatṛṣṇayā kavalitaṃ proddaṇḍacaṇḍātapair |
dagdhaṃ jīvanahānitaḥ kaluṣitaṃ cintābharaiḥ kīlitam ||
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.
Pratar (prātar, प्रातर्): defined in 4 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Kavalita (कवलित): defined in 2 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Jivana (jīvana, जीवन): defined in 18 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kalushita (kalusita, kaluṣita, कलुषित): defined in 4 categories.
Cintabhara (cintābhara, चिन्ताभर): defined in 2 categories.
Kilita (kīlita, कीलित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Tamil
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: “ā prātarghanatṛṣṇayā kavalitaṃ proddaṇḍacaṇḍātapair”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- prātar -
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prātar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṣṇayā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kavalitam -
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kavalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kavalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kavalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse proddaṇḍacaṇḍātapair
- Line 2: “dagdhaṃ jīvanahānitaḥ kaluṣitaṃ cintābharaiḥ kīlitam”
- dagdham -
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dagdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dagdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dagdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvana -
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jīvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāni -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]han (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaluṣitam -
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kaluṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaluṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaluṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cintābharaiḥ -
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cintābhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kīlitam -
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kīlita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kīlita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kīlitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kīl -> kīlita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kīl class 1 verb]√kīl -> kīlita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kīl class 1 verb]
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 4973 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.