Sanskrit quote nr. 6412 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कम्पोऽपि सकम्प एव हृदये चिन्तापि चिन्तान्विता ।
निःश्वासा अपि निःश्वसन्त्यनिभृतं बाष्पोऽपि बाष्पायते ॥utkampo'pi sakampa eva hṛdaye cintāpi cintānvitā |
niḥśvāsā api niḥśvasantyanibhṛtaṃ bāṣpo'pi bāṣpāyate ||
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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.
Utkampa (उत्कम्प): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sakampa (सकम्प): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Anvita (anvitā, अन्विता): defined in 9 categories.
Nihshvasa (nihsvasa, niḥśvāsa, निःश्वास): defined in 5 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasat (svasat, śvasat, श्वसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anibhrita (anibhrta, anibhṛta, अनिभृत): defined in 1 categories.
Bashpa (baspa, bāṣpa, बाष्प): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “utkampo'pi sakampa eva hṛdaye cintāpi cintānvitā”
- utkampo' -
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utkampa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sakampa* -
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sakampa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- anvitā -
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anvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “niḥśvāsā api niḥśvasantyanibhṛtaṃ bāṣpo'pi bāṣpāyate”
- niḥśvāsā* -
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niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śvasantya -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- anibhṛtam -
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anibhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anibhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anibhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bāṣpo' -
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bāṣpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bāṣpāya -
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bāṣpa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- 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]
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 6412 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.