Sanskrit quote nr. 670 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यम्बुपानात् प्रभवन्ति रोगाः अल्पाम्बुपाने च तथैव दोषाः ।
तस्मान्नरो वह्निविवर्धनाय मुहुर्मुहुर्वारि पिबेदभुरि ॥atyambupānāt prabhavanti rogāḥ alpāmbupāne ca tathaiva doṣāḥ |
tasmānnaro vahnivivardhanāya muhurmuhurvāri pibedabhuri ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ambupa (अम्बुप): defined in 1 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Roga (रोग): defined in 19 categories.
Alpa (अल्प, alpā, अल्पा): defined in 11 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Vivardhana (विवर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Abhu (abhū, अभू): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “atyambupānāt prabhavanti rogāḥ alpāmbupāne ca tathaiva doṣāḥ”
- atya -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√at -> atya (absolutive)[absolutive from √at]
- ambupān -
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ambupa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prabhavanti -
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prabhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]prabhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rogāḥ -
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roga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- alpā -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambupā -
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ambupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- doṣāḥ -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tasmānnaro vahnivivardhanāya muhurmuhurvāri pibedabhuri”
- tasmān -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vahni -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vivardhanāya -
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vivardhana (noun, masculine)[dative single]vivardhana (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pibed -
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√pā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- abhu -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
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 670 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.