Sanskrit quote nr. 1648 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्लीनस्य दुःखाग्नेर् अद्योद्दामं ज्वलिष्यतः ।
उत्पीड इव धूमस्य मोहः प्रागावृणोति माम् ॥

antarlīnasya duḥkhāgner adyoddāmaṃ jvaliṣyataḥ |
utpīḍa iva dhūmasya mohaḥ prāgāvṛṇoti mām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Antarlina (antarlīna, अन्तर्लीन): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Uddamam (uddāmam, उद्दामम्): defined in 1 categories.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Utpida (utpīḍa, उत्पीड): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Dhuma (dhūma, धूम): defined in 17 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Tamil

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: “antarlīnasya duḥkhāgner adyoddāmaṃ jvaliṣyataḥ
  • antarlīnasya -
  • antarlīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    antarlīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agner -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • radyo -
  • rad -> radya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rad]
  • uddāmam -
  • uddāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uddāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jvaliṣyataḥ -
  • jval -> jvaliṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jval class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvaliṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jval class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [future active third dual]
  • Line 2: “utpīḍa iva dhūmasya mohaḥ prāgāvṛṇoti mām
  • utpīḍa* -
  • utpīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhūmasya -
  • dhūma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mohaḥ -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇoti -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1648 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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