Sanskrit quote nr. 1637 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्भूतो निवसति जडे जडः शिशिरमहसि हरिण इव ।
अजडे शशीव तपने स तु प्रविष्टोऽपि निःसरति ॥antarbhūto nivasati jaḍe jaḍaḥ śiśiramahasi hariṇa iva |
ajaḍe śaśīva tapane sa tu praviṣṭo'pi niḥsarati ||
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.
Antarbhuta (antarbhūta, अन्तर्भूत): defined in 3 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड, jaḍā, जडा): defined in 15 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर): defined in 12 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ajada (ajaḍa, अजड, ajaḍā, अजडा): defined in 5 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Tapana (तपन, tapanā, तपना): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pravishta (pravista, praviṣṭa, प्रविष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (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: “antarbhūto nivasati jaḍe jaḍaḥ śiśiramahasi hariṇa iva”
- antarbhūto* -
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antarbhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nivasati -
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nivasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jaḍe -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jaḍaḥ -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiśiram -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiśira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śiśirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aha -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hariṇa* -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]harin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ajaḍe śaśīva tapane sa tu praviṣṭo'pi niḥsarati”
- ajaḍe -
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ajaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ajaḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ajaḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tapane -
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tapana (noun, masculine)[locative single]tapana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tapanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- praviṣṭo' -
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praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarati -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ (verb class 1)[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 1637 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.