Sanskrit quote nr. 9166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कष्टं हृदि ज्वलति शोकमयो ममाग्निस् ।
ते चक्षुषी च विरहज्वरजागरुके ॥

kaṣṭaṃ hṛdi jvalati śokamayo mamāgnis |
te cakṣuṣī ca virahajvarajāgaruke ||

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.

Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): 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.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Cakshushi (caksusi, cakṣuṣī, चक्षुषी): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Virahajvara (विरहज्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Ja (ज, jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Agaru (अगरु): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Gitashastra (science of music), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “kaṣṭaṃ hṛdi jvalati śokamayo mamāgnis
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jvalati -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śokamayo* -
  • Cannot analyse mamāgnis
  • Line 2: “te cakṣuṣī ca virahajvarajāgaruke
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • cakṣuṣī -
  • cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virahajvara -
  • virahajvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agaru -
  • agaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    agaru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

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 9166 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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