Sanskrit quote nr. 2025 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि तरुवनान्यूष्मायन्ते तपत्यपि यामिनी ।
दहति सरसीवातोऽप्येष ज्वलन्ति जलान्यपि ॥api taruvanānyūṣmāyante tapatyapi yāminī |
dahati sarasīvāto'pyeṣa jvalanti jalānyapi ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Ushman (usman, ūṣman, ऊष्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Tapat (तपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tapati (tapatī, तपती): defined in 5 categories.
Yamini (yāminī, यामिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Jvalanti (jvalantī, ज्वलन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (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: “api taruvanānyūṣmāyante tapatyapi yāminī”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- taru -
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taru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]taru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vanānyū -
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vana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√van (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ūṣmā -
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ūṣman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ūṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyante -
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- tapatya -
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tapatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tapat (noun, feminine)[locative single]tapat (noun, masculine)[locative single]tapat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√tap -> tapat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tap class 1 verb]√tap -> tapat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tap class 1 verb], [locative single from √tap class 1 verb]√tap (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yāminī -
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yāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “dahati sarasīvāto'pyeṣa jvalanti jalānyapi”
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sarasī -
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sarasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]saras (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāto' -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jvalanti -
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jvalantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jvalat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb]√jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]√jval (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- jalānya -
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jala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 2025 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.