Sanskrit quote nr. 673 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यर्थवक्रत्वमनर्थकं या शून्यापि सर्वान्यगुणैर्व्यनक्ति ।
अस्पृश्यतादूषितया तया किं तुच्छश्वपुच्छच्छटयेव वाचा ॥atyarthavakratvamanarthakaṃ yā śūnyāpi sarvānyaguṇairvyanakti |
aspṛśyatādūṣitayā tayā kiṃ tucchaśvapucchacchaṭayeva vācā ||
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.
Atyartha (अत्यर्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Vakratva (वक्रत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Anarthaka (अनर्थक): defined in 5 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvanya (sarvānya, सर्वान्य): defined in 1 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Adushita (adusita, adūṣitā, अदूषिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
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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: “atyarthavakratvamanarthakaṃ yā śūnyāpi sarvānyaguṇairvyanakti”
- atyartha -
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atyartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakratvam -
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vakratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anarthakam -
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anarthaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anarthaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anarthakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śūnyā -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarvānya -
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sarvānya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvānya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇair -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- anakti -
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√añj (verb class 7)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “aspṛśyatādūṣitayā tayā kiṃ tucchaśvapucchacchaṭayeva vācā”
- aspṛśyatā -
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√spṛś (verb class 6)[imperfect passive third single]
- adūṣitayā -
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adūṣitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse tucchaśvapucchacchaṭayeva*vā
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[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 673 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.