Sanskrit quote nr. 4378 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगतानामपूर्णानां पूर्णानामपि गच्छताम् ।
यदध्वनि न संघट्टो घटानां तत् सरोऽवरम् ॥āgatānāmapūrṇānāṃ pūrṇānāmapi gacchatām |
yadadhvani na saṃghaṭṭo ghaṭānāṃ tat saro'varam ||
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.
Agata (āgata, आगत, āgatā, आगता): defined in 12 categories.
Apurna (apūrṇa, अपूर्ण, apūrṇā, अपूर्णा): defined in 8 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण, pūrṇā, पूर्णा): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Avara (अवर): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āgatānāmapūrṇānāṃ pūrṇānāmapi gacchatām”
- āgatānām -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]āgata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āgatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- apūrṇānām -
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apūrṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]apūrṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]apūrṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pūrṇānām -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- 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 tat saro'varam”
- 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]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saro' -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]saru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]saru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- avaram -
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avara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 4378 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.