Sanskrit quote nr. 6587 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पत्तिपरिपूरितायाः किमस्याः पावनान्तरैः ।
तीर्थोदकं च वह्निश्च नान्यतः शुद्धिमर्हतः ॥utpattiparipūritāyāḥ kimasyāḥ pāvanāntaraiḥ |
tīrthodakaṃ ca vahniśca nānyataḥ śuddhimarhataḥ ||
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.
Paripurita (paripūritā, परिपूरिता): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pavana (pāvana, पावन): defined in 19 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Tirthodaka (tīrthodaka, तीर्थोदक): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Shuddhi (suddhi, śuddhi, शुद्धि): defined in 11 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utpattiparipūritāyāḥ kimasyāḥ pāvanāntaraiḥ”
- utpatti -
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utpatti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paripūritāyāḥ -
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paripūritā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pāvanān -
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pāvana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taraiḥ -
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tara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tīrthodakaṃ ca vahniśca nānyataḥ śuddhimarhataḥ”
- tīrthodakam -
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tīrthodaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahniś -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śuddhim -
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śuddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arhataḥ -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arhat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 6587 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.