Sanskrit quote nr. 6607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पन्नो घट चक्रवर्त्यसि पुनर्वह्निं प्रविश्य त्वया ।
प्रातः स्नानपरिश्रमेण पयसां पानेन तप्तं तपः ॥utpanno ghaṭa cakravartyasi punarvahniṃ praviśya tvayā |
prātaḥ snānapariśrameṇa payasāṃ pānena taptaṃ tapaḥ ||
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.
Utpanna (उत्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट): defined in 23 categories.
Cakravartin (चक्रवर्तिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vishya (visya, viśya, विश्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prata (prāta, प्रात): defined in 7 categories.
Snana (snāna, स्नान): defined in 15 categories.
Parishrama (parisrama, pariśrama, परिश्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Payasa (payasā, पयसा): defined in 11 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Taptam (तप्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tapta (तप्त): defined in 12 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 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: “utpanno ghaṭa cakravartyasi punarvahniṃ praviśya tvayā”
- utpanno* -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghaṭa -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakravartya -
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cakravartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cakravartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vahnim -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśya -
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viśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś -> viśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]√viś -> viśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “prātaḥ snānapariśrameṇa payasāṃ pānena taptaṃ tapaḥ”
- prātaḥ -
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prāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]√prā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- snāna -
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snāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pariśrameṇa -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- payasām -
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payas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]payasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pānena -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- taptam -
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taptam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tapta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tapta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]taptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6607 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.