Sanskrit quote nr. 3567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सप्ततिश्चैव संख्याताः प्रोच्यन्ते पत्तयस्ततः ।
षट्कोट्योऽशीतिलक्षाणि पञ्चाधिकमितानि च ॥saptatiścaiva saṃkhyātāḥ procyante pattayastataḥ |
ṣaṭkoṭyo'śītilakṣāṇi pañcādhikamitāni ca ||
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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.
Saptati (सप्तति): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sankhyata (saṅkhyāta, सङ्ख्यात, saṅkhyātā, सङ्ख्याता): defined in 3 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Patti (पत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Shatka (satka, ṣaṭka, षट्क, ṣaṭkā, षट्का): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lakṣa, लक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 17 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy
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: “saptatiścaiva saṃkhyātāḥ procyante pattayastataḥ”
- saptatiś -
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saptati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- saṅkhyātāḥ -
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saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṅkhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ucyante -
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√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]
- pattayas -
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patti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]patti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “ṣaṭkoṭyo'śītilakṣāṇi pañcādhikamitāni ca”
- ṣaṭko -
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ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṭka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṭkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśīti -
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aśīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣāṇi -
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lakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- pañcā -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itāni -
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ita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 3567 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.