Sanskrit quote nr. 202 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निर्दहति तापेन सूर्यो दहति रश्मिभिः ।
राजा दहति दण्डेन तपसा ब्राह्मणो दहेत् ॥agnirdahati tāpena sūryo dahati raśmibhiḥ |
rājā dahati daṇḍena tapasā brāhmaṇo dahet ||
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.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Suri (sūrī, सूरी): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Rashmi (rasmi, raśmi, रश्मि): defined in 17 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 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), Pali, Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mimamsa (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: “agnirdahati tāpena sūryo dahati raśmibhiḥ”
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tāpena -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sūryo* -
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sūrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūrya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- raśmibhiḥ -
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raśmi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “rājā dahati daṇḍena tapasā brāhmaṇo dahet”
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- daṇḍena -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tapasā* -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- brāhmaṇo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dahet -
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√dah (verb class 1)[optative 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 202 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.