Sanskrit quote nr. 641 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतृणे पतितो वह्निः स्वयमेवोपशाम्यति ।
अक्षमावान् परं दोषैर् आत्मानं चैव योजयेत् ॥atṛṇe patito vahniḥ svayamevopaśāmyati |
akṣamāvān paraṃ doṣair ātmānaṃ caiva yojayet ||
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.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 13 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Pash (pas, paś, पश्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम): defined in 10 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (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: “atṛṇe patito vahniḥ svayamevopaśāmyati”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṇe -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tṛ (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- patito* -
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patita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- vahniḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- evo -
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- paśām -
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paś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “akṣamāvān paraṃ doṣair ātmānaṃ caiva yojayet”
- akṣamāvā -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- doṣair -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yojayet -
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√yuj (verb class 0)[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 641 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.