Sanskrit quote nr. 7962 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते ते पुरतो मरुस्थलभुवः प्रोच्चण्डदावानल- ।
ज्वालालीढकठोरसूरकिरणप्लुष्टच्छदाः शाखिनः ॥ete te purato marusthalabhuvaḥ proccaṇḍadāvānala- |
jvālālīḍhakaṭhorasūrakiraṇapluṣṭacchadāḥ śākhinaḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Marusthala (मरुस्थल): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Proccanda (proccaṇḍa, प्रोच्चण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Jainism, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ete te purato marusthalabhuvaḥ proccaṇḍadāvānala-”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- purato* -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- marusthala -
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marusthala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- proccaṇḍa -
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proccaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]proccaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāvān -
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dāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “jvālālīḍhakaṭhorasūrakiraṇapluṣṭacchadāḥ śākhinaḥ”
- Cannot analyse jvālālīḍhakaṭhorasūrakiraṇapluṣṭacchadāḥ*śā
- śākhinaḥ -
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śākhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śākhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7962 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.