Sanskrit quote nr. 5934 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमनुदितहोतुः कोऽपि होमावसान- ।
ज्वलदनलमवादीत् कुण्डमाखण्डलस्य ॥idamanuditahotuḥ ko'pi homāvasāna- |
jvaladanalamavādīt kuṇḍamākhaṇḍalasya ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Anudita (अनुदित): defined in 5 categories.
Hotri (hotr, hotṛ, होतृ): defined in 8 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Homa (होम): defined in 15 categories.
Homi (होमि): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Analam (अनलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Anala (अनल): defined in 16 categories.
Kunda (kuṇḍa, कुण्ड): defined in 23 categories.
Akhandala (ākhaṇḍala, आखण्डल): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Prakrit, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “idamanuditahotuḥ ko'pi homāvasāna-”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anudita -
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anudita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anudita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hotuḥ -
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hotṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- homāva -
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homa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]homi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asā -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “jvaladanalamavādīt kuṇḍamākhaṇḍalasya”
- jvalad -
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jvalat (noun, masculine)[compound]jvalat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
- analam -
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analam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√nal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- avādīt -
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√vad (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- kuṇḍam -
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kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākhaṇḍalasya -
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ākhaṇḍala (noun, masculine)[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 5934 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.