Sanskrit quote nr. 7589 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकस्यास्तपनकरैः करालिताया ।
बिभ्राणः सपदि सितोष्णवारणत्वम् ॥

ekasyāstapanakaraiḥ karālitāyā |
bibhrāṇaḥ sapadi sitoṣṇavāraṇatvam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Tapanakara (तपनकर): defined in 2 categories.
Karalita (karālita, करालित, karālitā, करालिता): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Sitoshnavarana (sitosnavarana, sitoṣṇavāraṇa, सितोष्णवारण): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Prakrit, Tamil

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: “ekasyāstapanakaraiḥ karālitāyā
  • ekasyās -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tapanakaraiḥ -
  • tapanakara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karālitā -
  • karālita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karālita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karālitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bibhrāṇaḥ sapadi sitoṣṇavāraṇatvam
  • Cannot analyse bibhrāṇaḥ*sa
  • sapadi -
  • sapadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sitoṣṇavāraṇa -
  • sitoṣṇavāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 7589 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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