Sanskrit quote nr. 667 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यन्तोन्नतपूर्वपर्वतमहापीठे हरस्पर्धया दूरोदञ्चितधूमसंनिभतमस्तारास्फुलिण्गाकुलम् ।
नूनं पञ्चशरोऽकरोच्छशिमिषात् स्वं ज्वाललिङ्गं यतो गर्वाच्छर्वपरान् दहेन्मुनिवरान् सर्वानखर्वा शुभिः ॥

atyantonnatapūrvaparvatamahāpīṭhe haraspardhayā dūrodañcitadhūmasaṃnibhatamastārāsphuliṇgākulam |
nūnaṃ pañcaśaro'karocchaśimiṣāt svaṃ jvālaliṅgaṃ yato garvāccharvaparān dahenmunivarān sarvānakharvā śubhiḥ ||

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.

Atyanta (अत्यन्त, atyantā, अत्यन्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Purvaparvata (pūrvaparvata, पूर्वपर्वत): defined in 2 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Spardha (spardhā, स्पर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Pancashara (pancasara, pañcaśara, पञ्चशर): defined in 8 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Misha (misa, miṣa, मिष): defined in 8 categories.
Jvala (jvāla, ज्वाल): defined in 14 categories.
Linga (liṅga, लिङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Sharva (sarva, śarva, शर्व): defined in 11 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Munivara (मुनिवर): defined in 3 categories.
Akharva (akharvā, अखर्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Akharvan (अखर्वन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “atyantonnatapūrvaparvatamahāpīṭhe haraspardhayā dūrodañcitadhūmasaṃnibhatamastārāsphuliṇgākulam”
atyanto -
atyanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atyantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unnata -
unnata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unnata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrvaparvatam -
pūrvaparvata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apī -
ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ṭhe -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hara -
hara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
spardhayā -
spardhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse dūrodañcitadhūmasaṃnibhatamastārāsphuliṇgākulam
Line 2: “nūnaṃ pañcaśaro'karocchaśimiṣāt svaṃ jvālaliṅgaṃ yato garvāccharvaparān dahenmunivarān sarvānakharvā śubhiḥ”
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pañcaśaro' -
pañcaśara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
akarocch -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
śaśi -
śaśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
miṣāt -
miṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

miṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jvāla -
jvāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jvāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
garvācch -
garva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śarva -
śaru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śarva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śarv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aparān -
apara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
dahen -
√dah (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
munivarān -
munivara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
akharvā -
akharvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

akharvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse śubhiḥ

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 667 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.

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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019