Sanskrit quote nr. 6283 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईहमानः समारम्भान् यदि नासादयेद् धनम् ।
उग्रं तपः समारोहेन् न ह्यनुप्तं प्ररोहति ॥īhamānaḥ samārambhān yadi nāsādayed dhanam |
ugraṃ tapaḥ samārohen na hyanuptaṃ prarohati ||
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.
Ihamana (īhamāna, ईहमान): defined in 1 categories.
Samarambha (samārambha, समारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nasa (nāsā, नासा): defined in 19 categories.
Nas (नस्): defined in 4 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Samaroha (samāroha, समारोह): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Anupta (अनुप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Rohat (रोहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Jain philosophy, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “īhamānaḥ samārambhān yadi nāsādayed dhanam”
- īhamānaḥ -
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√īh -> īhamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √īh class 1 verb]
- samārambhān -
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samārambha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nāsā -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nas (noun, feminine)[nominative dual]√nās (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ādayed -
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√ad (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ugraṃ tapaḥ samārohen na hyanuptaṃ prarohati”
- ugram -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ugrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samārohe -
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samāroha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- anuptam -
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anupta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anupta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rohati -
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rohat (noun, masculine)[locative single]rohat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ruh -> rohat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ruh class 1 verb]√ruh -> rohat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ruh class 1 verb]√ruh (verb class 1)[present active third 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 6283 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.