Sanskrit quote nr. 3566 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वाश्चतुष्कोटिमिता लक्षाण्येकादशैव च ।
सप्तत्रिंशत्सहस्राणि तथा शतचतुष्टयम् ॥aśvāścatuṣkoṭimitā lakṣāṇyekādaśaiva ca |
saptatriṃśatsahasrāṇi tathā śatacatuṣṭayam ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व, aśvā, अश्वा): defined in 16 categories.
Catushka (catuska, catuṣka, चतुष्क, catuṣkā, चतुष्का): defined in 8 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lakṣa, लक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Ekadashan (ekadasan, ekādaśan, एकादशन्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Saptatrimshat (saptatrimsat, saptatriṃśat, सप्तत्रिंशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Catushtaya (catustaya, catuṣṭaya, चतुष्टय): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Pali, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “aśvāścatuṣkoṭimitā lakṣāṇyekādaśaiva ca”
- aśvāś -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- catuṣko -
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catuṣka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]catuṣka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]catuṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- itā* -
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ita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- lakṣāṇye -
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lakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ekādaśai -
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ekādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ekādaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “saptatriṃśatsahasrāṇi tathā śatacatuṣṭayam”
- saptatriṃśat -
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saptatriṃśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śata -
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śata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- catuṣṭayam -
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catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3566 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.