Sanskrit quote nr. 742 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर् यथादर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस् तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca |
yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedamāvṛtam ||
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.
Dhuma (dhūma, धूम): defined in 17 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Adarsha (adarsa, adarśa, अदर्श): defined in 15 categories.
Mala (मल): defined in 29 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ulba (उल्ब): defined in 3 categories.
Avrita (avrta, avṛta, अवृत): defined in 7 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca”
- dhūmenā -
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dhūma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- avriyate -
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- vahnir -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adarśo* -
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adarśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
- malena -
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mala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedamāvṛtam”
- yatho -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ulbenā -
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ulba (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- avṛto* -
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avṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛt (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- garbhas -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tene -
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tena (noun, masculine)[locative single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- damāvṛ -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[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 742 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.