Sanskrit quote nr. 43 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकस्मादेव यः कोपाद् अभीक्ष्णं बहु भाषते ।
तस्मादुद्विजते लोकः सस्फुलिङ्गादिवानलात् ॥akasmādeva yaḥ kopād abhīkṣṇaṃ bahu bhāṣate |
tasmādudvijate lokaḥ sasphuliṅgādivānalāt ||
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.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Abhikshnam (abhiksnam, abhīkṣṇam, अभीक्ष्णम्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhikshna (abhiksna, abhīkṣṇa, अभीक्ष्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Sasphulinga (sasphuliṅga, सस्फुलिङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anala (अनल): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “akasmādeva yaḥ kopād abhīkṣṇaṃ bahu bhāṣate”
- akasmād -
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akasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kopād -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- abhīkṣṇam -
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abhīkṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]abhīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāṣate -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “tasmādudvijate lokaḥ sasphuliṅgādivānalāt”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vija -
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√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- lokaḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sasphuliṅgād -
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sasphuliṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sasphuliṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- analāt -
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anala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 43 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.