Sanskrit quote nr. 1621 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्गता मदनवह्निशिखावली या सा बाघ्यते किमिह चन्दनपङ्कलेपैः ।
यत्कुम्भकारपचनोपरि पङ्कलेपस् तापाय केवलमसौ न च तापशान्त्यै ॥

antargatā madanavahniśikhāvalī yā sā bāghyate kimiha candanapaṅkalepaiḥ |
yatkumbhakārapacanopari paṅkalepas tāpāya kevalamasau na ca tāpaśāntyai ||

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.

Antargata (अन्तर्गत, antargatā, अन्तर्गता): defined in 6 categories.
Madanavahnishikhavali (madanavahnisikhavali, madanavahniśikhāvalī, मदनवह्निशिखावली): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Candanapanka (candanapaṅka, चन्दनपङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Lepa (लेप): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kumbhakara (kumbhakāra, कुम्भकार): defined in 8 categories.
Pacana (पचन, pacanā, पचना): defined in 9 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 13 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (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: “antargatā madanavahniśikhāvalī yā sā bāghyate kimiha candanapaṅkalepaiḥ”
antargatā* -
antargata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

antargatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
madanavahniśikhāvalī -
madanavahniśikhāvalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
bā -
ba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aghyate -
√agh (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
candanapaṅka -
candanapaṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
lepaiḥ -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “yatkumbhakārapacanopari paṅkalepas tāpāya kevalamasau na ca tāpaśāntyai”
yat -
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]
kumbhakāra -
kumbhakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pacano -
pacana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pacana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pacanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
paṅka -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lepas -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāpāya -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asau -
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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāpa -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntyai -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1621 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019