Sanskrit quote nr. 5673 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्रावयेदुपचितान् साधु दुष्टव्रणानिव ।
आयुक्तास्ते च वर्तेरन्न् अग्नाविव महीपतौ ॥āsrāvayedupacitān sādhu duṣṭavraṇāniva |
āyuktāste ca varterann agnāviva mahīpatau ||
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.
Asra (āsra, आस्र): defined in 9 categories.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Dushtavrana (dustavrana, duṣṭavraṇa, दुष्टव्रण): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ayukta (āyukta, आयुक्त, āyuktā, आयुक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “āsrāvayedupacitān sādhu duṣṭavraṇāniva”
- āsrāva -
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āsrāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āsru (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsru (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- du -
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dū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- paci -
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paci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duṣṭavraṇān -
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duṣṭavraṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “āyuktāste ca varterann agnāviva mahīpatau”
- āyuktās -
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āyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āyuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varterann -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[optative middle third plural]
- agnāvi -
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agni (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahīpatau -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[locative 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 5673 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.