Sanskrit quote nr. 194 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निः स्तोको वर्धते चाज्यसिक्तो बीजं चैकं बहुसाहस्रमेति ।
क्षयोदयौ विपुलौ संनियम्य तस्मादल्पं नावमन्येत वित्तम् ॥agniḥ stoko vardhate cājyasikto bījaṃ caikaṃ bahusāhasrameti |
kṣayodayau vipulau saṃniyamya tasmādalpaṃ nāvamanyeta vittam ||
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.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sikta (सिक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Bahusahasra (bahusāhasra, बहुसाहस्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ksha (ksa, kṣā, क्षा): defined in 5 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय, kṣayā, क्षया): defined in 18 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Niyamya (नियम्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit
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: “agniḥ stoko vardhate cājyasikto bījaṃ caikaṃ bahusāhasrameti”
- agniḥ -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stoko* -
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stoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vardhate -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajya -
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√aj -> ajya (absolutive)[absolutive from √aj]√añj -> ajya (absolutive)[absolutive from √añj]
- sikto* -
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sikta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sic class 6 verb]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikam -
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aika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahusāhasram -
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bahusāhasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahusāhasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahusāhasrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kṣayodayau vipulau saṃniyamya tasmādalpaṃ nāvamanyeta vittam”
- kṣayo -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṣan]kṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣi (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√kṣī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udayau -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vipulau -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- niyamya -
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niyamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]niyamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niyamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāvam -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
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 194 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.