Sanskrit quote nr. 6567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्थानेनैधयेत् सत्त्वम् इन्धनेनेव पावकम् ।
श्रियो हि सततोत्थायी दुर्बलोऽपि समश्नुते ॥utthānenaidhayet sattvam indhaneneva pāvakam |
śriyo hi satatotthāyī durbalo'pi samaśnute ||
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.
Utthana (utthāna, उत्थान): defined in 10 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Indhana (इन्धन): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pavaka (pāvaka, पावक): defined in 13 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Satata (सतत, satatā, सतता): defined in 8 categories.
Utthayin (utthāyin, उत्थायिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Durbala (दुर्बल): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “utthānenaidhayet sattvam indhaneneva pāvakam”
- utthānenai -
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utthāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]utthāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- edhayet -
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√edh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- sattvam -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- indhanene -
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indhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāvakam -
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pāvaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāvaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāvakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “śriyo hi satatotthāyī durbalo'pi samaśnute”
- śriyo* -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- satato -
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satata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utthāyī -
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utthāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- durbalo' -
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durbala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle 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 6567 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.