Sanskrit quote nr. 830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदीप्तेऽग्नौ हतो होमो हता भुक्तिरसाक्षिका ।
उपजीव्या हता कन्या स्वार्थे पाकक्रिया हता ॥adīpte'gnau hato homo hatā bhuktirasākṣikā |
upajīvyā hatā kanyā svārthe pākakriyā hatā ||
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.
Dipta (dīpta, दीप्त, dīptā, दीप्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Dipti (dīpti, दीप्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Homa (होम): defined in 15 categories.
Bhukti (भुक्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Asakshika (asaksika, asākṣikā, असाक्षिका): defined in 3 categories.
Upajivya (upajīvya, उपजीव्य, upajīvyā, उपजीव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ, svārthā, स्वार्था): defined in 9 categories.
Pakakriya (pākakriyā, पाकक्रिया): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Prakrit, Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “adīpte'gnau hato homo hatā bhuktirasākṣikā”
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpte' -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dīpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]dīpti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- agnau -
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agni (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- homo* -
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homa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- bhuktir -
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bhukti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asākṣikā -
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asākṣikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “upajīvyā hatā kanyā svārthe pākakriyā hatā”
- upajīvyā* -
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upajīvya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upajīvyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatā -
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hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svārthe -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pākakriyā* -
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pākakriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatā -
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hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
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 830 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.