Sanskrit quote nr. 6815 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दीप्ताग्निरसौ मुनिर्विजयते यस्योदरे जीर्यतः ।
पाथोधेरवशिष्टमम्बु कथमप्युद्गीर्णमन्यार्णवम् ॥uddīptāgnirasau munirvijayate yasyodare jīryataḥ |
pāthodheravaśiṣṭamambu kathamapyudgīrṇamanyārṇavam ||
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.
Uddipta (uddīpta, उद्दीप्त, uddīptā, उद्दीप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Pathodhi (pāthodhi, पाथोधि): defined in 2 categories.
Avashishta (avasista, avaśiṣṭa, अवशिष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Udgirna (udgīrṇa, उद्गीर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Arnava (ārṇava, आर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “uddīptāgnirasau munirvijayate yasyodare jīryataḥ”
- uddīptā -
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uddīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uddīptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- munir -
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muni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijaya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- yasyo -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- udare -
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udara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jīryataḥ -
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√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “pāthodheravaśiṣṭamambu kathamapyudgīrṇamanyārṇavam”
- pāthodher -
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pāthodhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- avaśiṣṭam -
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avaśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avaśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avaśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- udgīrṇam -
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udgīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udgīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udgīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyā -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārṇavam -
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ārṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārṇavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛ (verb class 5)[imperfect active first 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 6815 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.