Sanskrit quote nr. 5732 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आह्निकोत्तापदग्धानां त्रयाणां जगतां बत ।
तपनार्चिषि शान्ते तद् भस्मेदं तिमिरं तु न ॥āhnikottāpadagdhānāṃ trayāṇāṃ jagatāṃ bata |
tapanārciṣi śānte tad bhasmedaṃ timiraṃ tu na ||
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.
Ahnika (āhnika, आह्निक, āhnikā, आह्निका): defined in 7 categories.
Uttapa (uttāpa, उत्ताप): defined in 4 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध, dagdhā, दग्धा): defined in 12 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagata (jagatā, जगता): defined in 5 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Tapana (तपन, tapanā, तपना): defined in 15 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 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: “āhnikottāpadagdhānāṃ trayāṇāṃ jagatāṃ bata”
- āhniko -
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āhnika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhnika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āhnikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttāpa -
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uttāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dagdhānām -
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dagdha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dagdha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dagdhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- trayāṇām -
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traya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]traya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- jagatām -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jagat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jagatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tapanārciṣi śānte tad bhasmedaṃ timiraṃ tu na”
- tapanā -
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tapana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tapanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arciṣi -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[locative single]arcis (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ṛc (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]
- śānte -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhasme -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]bhasman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- timiram -
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timira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]timira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]timirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5732 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.