Sanskrit quote nr. 816 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदयं घर्ष शिलायां दह वा दाहेन भिन्धि लौहेन ।
हे हेमकार कनकं म मां गुञ्जाफलैस्तुलय ॥adayaṃ gharṣa śilāyāṃ daha vā dāhena bhindhi lauhena |
he hemakāra kanakaṃ ma māṃ guñjāphalaistulaya ||
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.
Adayam (अदयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Adaya (अदय): defined in 10 categories.
Gharsha (gharsa, gharṣa, घर्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Shila (sila, śilā, शिला): defined in 23 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Daha (dāha, दाह): defined in 14 categories.
Lauha (लौह): defined in 9 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Hemakara (hemakāra, हेमकार): defined in 1 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gunja (guñja, गुञ्ज, guñjā, गुञ्जा): defined in 14 categories.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “adayaṃ gharṣa śilāyāṃ daha vā dāhena bhindhi lauhena”
- adayam -
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adayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√de (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- gharṣa -
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gharṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ghṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śilāyām -
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śilā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- daha -
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√dah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāhena -
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dāha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse bhindhi*la
- lauhena -
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lauha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]lauha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “he hemakāra kanakaṃ ma māṃ guñjāphalaistulaya”
- he -
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ha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√as (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- hemakāra -
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hemakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanakam -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kanakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- guñjā -
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guñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guñjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√guñj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aphalais -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aphala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tulaya -
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√tul (verb class 10)[imperative active second 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 816 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.