Sanskrit quote nr. 7277 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उष्णं जलं क्षिपेत् तत्र मात्रा नास्तीह कस्यचित् ।
पक्षैकं स्थापिते भाण्डे कोष्णस्थाने मनीषिणा ॥uṣṇaṃ jalaṃ kṣipet tatra mātrā nāstīha kasyacit |
pakṣaikaṃ sthāpite bhāṇḍe koṣṇasthāne manīṣiṇā ||
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.
Ushnam (usnam, uṣṇam, उष्णम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Matra (mātra, मात्र, mātrā, मात्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष, pakṣā, पक्षा): defined in 19 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Sthapita (sthāpita, स्थापित, sthāpitā, स्थापिता): defined in 10 categories.
Bhanda (bhāṇḍa, भाण्ड): defined in 15 categories.
Koshna (kosna, koṣṇa, कोष्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Manishina (manisina, manīṣiṇā, मनीषिणा): defined in 1 categories.
Manishin (manisin, manīṣin, मनीषिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “uṣṇaṃ jalaṃ kṣipet tatra mātrā nāstīha kasyacit”
- uṣṇam -
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uṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣipet -
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√kṣip (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mātrā* -
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mātra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāstī -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “pakṣaikaṃ sthāpite bhāṇḍe koṣṇasthāne manīṣiṇā”
- pakṣai -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aikam -
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aika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthāpite -
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sthāpita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthāpita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthāpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā], [vocative dual from √sthā], [accusative dual from √sthā], [locative single from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā], [vocative single from √sthā], [vocative dual from √sthā], [accusative dual from √sthā]
- bhāṇḍe -
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bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- koṣṇas -
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koṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- manīṣiṇā -
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manīṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]manīṣin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7277 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.