Sanskrit quote nr. 1659 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तस्तव स ज्वलनो भीमा मकराश्च सर्वतो विकटाः ।
अथ बत विषमयमङ्गम् तदिति निषेव्यः कथं भवेर्जलधे ॥antastava sa jvalano bhīmā makarāśca sarvato vikaṭāḥ |
atha bata viṣamayamaṅgam taditi niṣevyaḥ kathaṃ bhaverjaladhe ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jvalana (ज्वलन): defined in 14 categories.
Bhima (bhīma, भीम, bhīmā, भीमा): defined in 22 categories.
Makara (मकर): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Vikata (vikaṭa, विकट, vikaṭā, विकटा): defined in 14 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Vishamaya (visamaya, viṣamaya, विषमय): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Nishevya (nisevya, niṣevya, निषेव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “antastava sa jvalano bhīmā makarāśca sarvato vikaṭāḥ”
- antas -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jvalano* -
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jvalana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhīmā* -
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bhīma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhīmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- makarāś -
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makara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvato* -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikaṭāḥ -
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vikaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vikaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “atha bata viṣamayamaṅgam taditi niṣevyaḥ kathaṃ bhaverjaladhe”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣamayam -
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viṣamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- niṣevyaḥ -
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niṣevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhaver -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- jaladhe -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 1659 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.