Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Exploring Gathi & negation in Samskritam

Gaccha in Samskritam means to Go.

Gathi means a place to go to or a destination.

Agathi with the negation: A means someone with nowhere to go to, a refugee. This becomes Agadhi in Tamizh.

Nirgathi with the negation: Nir also has a similar meaning, also meaning a hopeless situation.

Vi is a modifier sometimes enhancing or modifying or negating the meaning depending on the context. Mala means impurity or feces. Amala, Nirmala or Vimala mean pure, with no impurities. Nirmala becomes Nimalan in Tamizh, a name of Shiva in Manikkavacagar's Thirvasagam. Manikka is a Samskritam word for Ruby. Vacaga in Tamizh comes from the Samskritam Vachana, meaning speech or a poem.


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