Sanskrit quote nr. 8177 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एहि गच्छ पतोत्तिष्ठ वद मौनं समाचर ।
एवमाशाग्रहग्रस्तैः क्रीडन्ति धनिनोऽर्थिभिः ॥ehi gaccha patottiṣṭha vada maunaṃ samācara |
evamāśāgrahagrastaiḥ krīḍanti dhanino'rthibhiḥ ||
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.
Gaccha (गच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Tti (त्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Samacara (samācara, समाचर): defined in 8 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Grahagrasta (ग्रहग्रस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Kridat (krīḍat, क्रीडत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kridanti (krīḍantī, क्रीडन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Dhanin (धनिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ehi gaccha patottiṣṭha vada maunaṃ samācara”
- ehi -
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ehi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pato -
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- ttiṣ -
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tti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṭha -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samācara -
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samācara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samācara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “evamāśāgrahagrastaiḥ krīḍanti dhanino'rthibhiḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- grahagrastaiḥ -
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grahagrasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]grahagrasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- krīḍanti -
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krīḍat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- dhanino' -
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dhanin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhanin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- arthibhiḥ -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 8177 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.