Sanskrit quote nr. 204 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निर्हि देवताः सर्वाः सर्वणं च तदात्मकम् ।
तस्मात् सुवर्णं ददता दत्ताः सर्वाः स्म देवताः ॥agnirhi devatāḥ sarvāḥ sarvaṇaṃ ca tadātmakam |
tasmāt suvarṇaṃ dadatā dattāḥ sarvāḥ sma devatāḥ ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tadatmaka (tadātmaka, तदात्मक): defined in 1 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Suvarna (suvarṇa, सुवर्ण): defined in 18 categories.
Datta (दत्त, dattā, दत्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 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), Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “agnirhi devatāḥ sarvāḥ sarvaṇaṃ ca tadātmakam”
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadātmakam -
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tadātmaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tadātmaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tadātmakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tasmāt suvarṇaṃ dadatā dattāḥ sarvāḥ sma devatāḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- suvarṇam -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suvarṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadatā -
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- dattāḥ -
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datta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 204 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.