Sanskrit quote nr. 5026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमाशयस्थो हत्वाग्निं सामो मार्गान् पिधापयन् ।
विदधाति ज्वरं दोषस् तस्माल् लङ्घनमाचरेत् ॥āmāśayastho hatvāgniṃ sāmo mārgān pidhāpayan |
vidadhāti jvaraṃ doṣas tasmāl laṅghanamācaret ||
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.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Hatva (हत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Sama (sāma, साम): defined in 28 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “āmāśayastho hatvāgniṃ sāmo mārgān pidhāpayan”
- āmāśayas -
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āmāśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tho* -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hatvā -
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hatva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- agnim -
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agni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sāmo* -
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sāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mārgān -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse pidhāpayan
- Line 2: “vidadhāti jvaraṃ doṣas tasmāl laṅghanamācaret”
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- jvaram -
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jvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- doṣas -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tasmāl -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- laṅghanam -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 5026 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.