Sanskrit quote nr. 6426 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कृत्य ज्वलितात् शवात् कथमपि प्रेताशनः पैशितीं ।
पेशीमग्निमयीं निगीर्य सहसा दन्दह्यमानोदरः ॥utkṛtya jvalitāt śavāt kathamapi pretāśanaḥ paiśitīṃ |
peśīmagnimayīṃ nigīrya sahasā dandahyamānodaraḥ ||
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.
Utkritya (utkrtya, utkṛtya, उत्कृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Jvalita (ज्वलित): defined in 8 categories.
Shava (sava, śava, शव): defined in 15 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pretri (pretr, pretṛ, प्रेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Preta (प्रेत, pretā, प्रेता): defined in 13 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Dah (दह्): defined in 3 categories.
Dara (दर): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Hinduism
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: “utkṛtya jvalitāt śavāt kathamapi pretāśanaḥ paiśitīṃ”
- utkṛtya -
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utkṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jvalitāt -
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jvalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jvalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √jval]√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √jval]√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √jval class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jval]√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jval class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jval]
- śavāt -
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śava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pretā -
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preta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]preta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pretṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pretā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pre (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]√prī (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√prī (verb class 9)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aśanaḥ -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse paiśitīm
- Line 2: “peśīmagnimayīṃ nigīrya sahasā dandahyamānodaraḥ”
- peśīm -
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peśī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- agnimayīm -
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agnimayī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gīrya -
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√gṝ -> gīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gṝ]√gṝ -> gīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gṝ]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dan -
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dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- dahya -
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√dah -> dahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dah]dah (noun, masculine)[locative single]dah (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- amāno -
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√mān (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- daraḥ -
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dara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6426 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.