Sanskrit quote nr. 4364 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगच्छतां च तुच्छानाम् अतुच्छानां च गच्छताम् ।
यदध्वनि न संघट्टो घटानां तद् वृथा सरः ॥āgacchatāṃ ca tucchānām atucchānāṃ ca gacchatām |
yadadhvani na saṃghaṭṭo ghaṭānāṃ tad vṛthā saraḥ ||
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.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tuccha (तुच्छ, tucchā, तुच्छा): defined in 8 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “āgacchatāṃ ca tucchānām atucchānāṃ ca gacchatām”
- āgacch -
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√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- śatā -
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śata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tucchānām -
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tuccha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tuccha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tucchā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tucchānām -
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tuccha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tuccha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tucchā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gacchatām -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gacchat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gacchatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “yadadhvani na saṃghaṭṭo ghaṭānāṃ tad vṛthā saraḥ”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhvani -
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adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghaṭṭo* -
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saṅghaṭṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghaṭānām -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4364 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.