Sanskrit quote nr. 8948 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मारण्यं दहति शिखिवन्मातृवत्पाति दुःखात् ।
सम्यग्रीतिं वदति गुरुवत् स्वामिवद् यद् बिभर्ति ॥karmāraṇyaṃ dahati śikhivanmātṛvatpāti duḥkhāt |
samyagrītiṃ vadati guruvat svāmivad yad bibharti ||
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.
Karmara (karmāra, कर्मार): defined in 7 categories.
Nya (ṇya, ण्य): defined in 5 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhī, शिखी): defined in 14 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Matrivat (matrvat, mātṛvat, मातृवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Pati (pātī, पाती): defined in 17 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Riti (rīti, रीति): defined in 12 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Guruvat (गुरुवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “karmāraṇyaṃ dahati śikhivanmātṛvatpāti duḥkhāt”
- karmāra -
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karmāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇyam -
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ṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- śikhi -
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śikhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śikhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- an -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mātṛvat -
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mātṛvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāti -
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pāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- duḥkhāt -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “samyagrītiṃ vadati guruvat svāmivad yad bibharti”
- samyag -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rītim -
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rīti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- guruvat -
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guruvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bibharti -
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√bhṛ (verb class 3)[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 8948 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.