Sanskrit quote nr. 1658 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तश्छिद्रैरियमधिगता दुस्त्यजा दुष्टवंशैर् अत्यासक्तिर्निजकुलशुभोदर्कलाभाय न स्यात् ।
किं तु ग्रीष्मश्वसनजनितान्योन्यसंघर्षवह्नि- ज्वालामालाजटिलवपुषामात्मनां नाशनाय ॥

antaśchidrairiyamadhigatā dustyajā duṣṭavaṃśair atyāsaktirnijakulaśubhodarkalābhāya na syāt |
kiṃ tu grīṣmaśvasanajanitānyonyasaṃgharṣavahni- jvālāmālājaṭilavapuṣāmātmanāṃ nāśanāya ||

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.

Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Chidra (छिद्र): defined in 13 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhigata (अधिगत, adhigatā, अधिगता): defined in 5 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Tyaja (tyajā, त्यजा): defined in 2 categories.
Tyajas (त्यजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य, atyā, अत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Shubhodarka (subhodarka, śubhodarka, शुभोदर्क): defined in 1 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म): defined in 11 categories.
Shvasana (svasana, śvasana, श्वसन): defined in 6 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Yonya (योन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sangharsha (sangharsa, saṅgharṣa, सङ्घर्ष): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “antaśchidrairiyamadhigatā dustyajā duṣṭavaṃśair atyāsaktirnijakulaśubhodarkalābhāya na syāt”
antaś -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
chidrair -
chidra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

chidra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhigatā* -
adhigata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adhigatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dus -
duḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dur (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dur (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
tyajā* -
tyajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tyajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
duṣṭa -
duṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaṃśair -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
atyā -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√at -> atya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √at]

atyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsaktir -
āsakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nija -
nija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śubhodarka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lābhāya -
lābha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “kiṃ tu grīṣmaśvasanajanitānyonyasaṃgharṣavahni- jvālāmālājaṭilavapuṣāmātmanāṃ nāśanāya”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
grīṣma -
grīṣma (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śvasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janitān -
janita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan]
yonya -
yonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yonya (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse jvālāmālājaṭilavapuṣāmātmanām*nā
nāśanāya -
nāśana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

nāśana (noun, neuter)

[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 1658 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