Sanskrit quote nr. 7056 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपजापः कृतस्तेन तानाकोपवतस्त्वयि ।
आशु दीपयिताल्पोऽपि साग्नीनेधानिवानिलः ॥upajāpaḥ kṛtastena tānākopavatastvayi |
āśu dīpayitālpo'pi sāgnīnedhānivānilaḥ ||
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.
Upajapa (upajāpa, उपजाप): defined in 2 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Tana (tāna, तान): defined in 16 categories.
Akopavat (ākopavat, आकोपवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sagni (sāgni, साग्नि): defined in 2 categories.
Edha (एध): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vani (vānī, वानी): defined in 15 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “upajāpaḥ kṛtastena tānākopavatastvayi”
- upajāpaḥ -
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upajāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtas -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tānā -
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tāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākopavatas -
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ākopavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ākopavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- Line 2: “āśu dīpayitālpo'pi sāgnīnedhānivānilaḥ”
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dī -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- payitā -
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√pay (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- alpo' -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sāgnīn -
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sāgni (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- edhāni -
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edha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāni -
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vānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- laḥ -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (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 7056 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.