Sanskrit quote nr. 5385 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवासो विपिनायते प्रियसखीमालापि जालायते ।
तापोऽपि श्वसितेन दावदहनज्वालाकलापायते ॥āvāso vipināyate priyasakhīmālāpi jālāyate |
tāpo'pi śvasitena dāvadahanajvālākalāpāyate ||
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.
Avasa (āvāsa, आवास): defined in 13 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Priyasakhi (priyasakhī, प्रियसखी): defined in 2 categories.
Alapin (ālāpin, आलापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasita (svasita, śvasita, श्वसित): defined in 3 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Davan (dāvan, दावन्): defined in 1 categories.
Dahana (दहन): defined in 18 categories.
Jvala (jvālā, ज्वाला): defined in 14 categories.
Kalapa (kalāpa, कलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain 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: “āvāso vipināyate priyasakhīmālāpi jālāyate”
- āvāso* -
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āvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipināya -
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vipina (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- priyasakhīm -
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priyasakhī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ālāpi -
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ālāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ālāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jālāya -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[dative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tāpo'pi śvasitena dāvadahanajvālākalāpāyate”
- tāpo' -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śvasitena -
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śvasita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śvasita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√śvas -> śvasita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas -> śvasita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śvas class 2 verb]
- dāva -
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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]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- dahana -
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dahana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dahana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jvālā -
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jvālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalāpāya -
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kalāpa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 5385 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.