Sanskrit quote nr. 7779 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतच् चतुर्गुणं तैलं तस्माच् चापि चतुर्गुणम् ।
कांजिकं प्रक्षिपेद् धीमांस् ततस् तैलं विपाचयेत् ॥etac caturguṇaṃ tailaṃ tasmāc cāpi caturguṇam |
kāṃjikaṃ prakṣiped dhīmāṃs tatas tailaṃ vipācayet ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Caturguna (caturguṇa, चतुर्गुण): defined in 4 categories.
Taila (तैल): defined in 14 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanjika (kāñjika, काञ्जिक): defined in 8 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Vip (विप्): defined in 1 categories.
Vipa (vipā, विपा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “etac caturguṇaṃ tailaṃ tasmāc cāpi caturguṇam”
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- caturguṇam -
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caturguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tasmāc -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caturguṇam -
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caturguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kāṃjikaṃ prakṣiped dhīmāṃs tatas tailaṃ vipācayet”
- kāñjikam -
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kāñjika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāñjikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣiped -
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√kṣip (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- dhīmāṃs -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatas -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vipā -
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vip (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vip (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vip (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vipā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cayet -
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√cay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√ci (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 7779 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.