Sanskrit quote nr. 305 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गारैः खचितेव भूर्वियदपि ज्वालाकरालं करैस् तिग्मांशोः किरतीव तीव्रमभितो वायुः कुकूलानलम् ।
अप्यम्भांसि नखंपचानि सरितामाशा ज्वलन्तीव च ग्रीष्मेऽस्मिन्नववह्निदीपितमिवाशेषं जगद्वर्तते ॥

aṅgāraiḥ khaciteva bhūrviyadapi jvālākarālaṃ karais tigmāṃśoḥ kiratīva tīvramabhito vāyuḥ kukūlānalam |
apyambhāṃsi nakhaṃpacāni saritāmāśā jvalantīva ca grīṣme'sminnavavahnidīpitamivāśeṣaṃ jagadvartate ||

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.

Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Khacita (खचित, khacitā, खचिता): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhur (bhūr, भूर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Viyat (वियत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jvala (jvālā, ज्वाला): defined in 14 categories.
Karala (karāla, कराल): defined in 14 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Tigmamshu (tigmamsu, tigmāṃśu, तिग्मांशु): defined in 1 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tivram (tīvram, तीव्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Kukula (kukūla, कुकूल): defined in 5 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Nakhampaca (नखम्पच): defined in 2 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (saritā, सरिता): defined in 6 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Jvalanti (jvalantī, ज्वलन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म, grīṣmā, ग्रीष्मा): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Dipita (dīpita, दीपित): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hindi, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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: “aṅgāraiḥ khaciteva bhūrviyadapi jvālākarālaṃ karais tigmāṃśoḥ kiratīva tīvramabhito vāyuḥ kukūlānalam”
aṅgāraiḥ -
aṅgāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
khacite -
khacita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

khacita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

khacitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√khac -> khacita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √khac class 10 verb], [locative single from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac -> khacita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √khac class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khac class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √khac class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √khac class 10 verb], [locative single from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac -> khacitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √khac class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √khac class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khac class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √khac class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√khac (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūr -
bhūr (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
viyad -
viyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

viyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√vī -> viyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jvālā -
jvālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
karālam -
karāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

karālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karais -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tigmāṃśoḥ -
tigmāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kiratī -
kirat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kirat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tīvram -
tīvram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tīvra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tīvrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhito* -
abhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāyuḥ -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
kukūlān -
kukūla (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “apyambhāṃsi nakhaṃpacāni saritāmāśā jvalantīva ca grīṣme'sminnavavahnidīpitamivāśeṣaṃ jagadvartate”
apyam -
apya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhāṃ -
bhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative single], [genitive plural]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nakhampacāni -
nakhampaca (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saritām -
sarit (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

saritā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āśā* -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

āśas (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

āśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jvalantī -
jvalantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

jvalat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grīṣme' -
grīṣma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

grīṣmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asminn -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vahni -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dīpitam -
dīpita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dīpitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dīp]

√dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dīp]

√dīp -> dīpitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dīp]

√dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dīp]

√dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dīp], [accusative single from √dīp]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśeṣam -
aśeṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

aśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 305 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.

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Last Updated: 22 April, 2019