Sanskrit quote nr. 5513 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्वास्य पर्वतकुलं तपनोष्णतप्तम् ।
उद्दामदावविधुराणि च काननानि ॥āśvāsya parvatakulaṃ tapanoṣṇataptam |
uddāmadāvavidhurāṇi ca kānanāni ||
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.
Ashvasya (asvasya, āśvāsya, आश्वास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत): defined in 16 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Tapana (तपन, tapanā, तपना): defined in 15 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Davan (dāvan, दावन्): defined in 1 categories.
Avidhura (अविधुर): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kanana (kānana, कानन): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “āśvāsya parvatakulaṃ tapanoṣṇataptam”
- āśvāsya -
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āśvāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśvāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parvata -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parvata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√parv (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapano -
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tapana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tapanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṇat -
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√uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “uddāmadāvavidhurāṇi ca kānanāni”
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]da (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- avidhurāṇi -
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avidhura (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānanāni -
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kānana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5513 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.