Sanskrit quote nr. 4404 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आघट्टयति मन्त्राणि ब्रुवन् हास्यं प्रपद्यते ।
संभावयति दोषेण वृत्तिच्छेदं करोति च ॥

āghaṭṭayati mantrāṇi bruvan hāsyaṃ prapadyate |
saṃbhāvayati doṣeṇa vṛtticchedaṃ karoti ca ||

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.

Mantri (mantr, mantṛ, मन्तृ): defined in 14 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Hasya (hāsya, हास्य): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Vritticcheda (vrtticcheda, vṛtticcheda, वृत्तिच्छेद): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, 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: “āghaṭṭayati mantrāṇi bruvan hāsyaṃ prapadyate
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ghaṭṭayati -
  • ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
    ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
    ghaṭṭ (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
  • mantrā -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āṇi -
  • āṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvan*hā
  • hāsyam -
  • hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • prapad -
  • prapad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “saṃbhāvayati doṣeṇa vṛtticchedaṃ karoti ca
  • sambhāva -
  • sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ayati -
  • ayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • doṣeṇa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛtticchedam -
  • vṛtticcheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

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 4404 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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