Sanskrit quote nr. 5753 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इच्छति शती सहस्रं सहस्री लक्षमीहते ।
लक्षाधिपस् ततो राज्यं राज्याच्च स्वर्गमीहते ॥icchati śatī sahasraṃ sahasrī lakṣamīhate |
lakṣādhipas tato rājyaṃ rājyācca svargamīhate ||
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.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sahasram (सहस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sahasrin (सहस्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lakṣa, लक्ष, lakṣā, लक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Adhipa (अधिप, adhipā, अधिपा): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “icchati śatī sahasraṃ sahasrī lakṣamīhate”
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- śatī -
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śatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śatin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sahasrī -
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sahasrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sahasrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lakṣam -
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lakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īhate -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “lakṣādhipas tato rājyaṃ rājyācca svargamīhate”
- lakṣā -
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lakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhipas -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tato* -
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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]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- rājyāc -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īhate -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 5753 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.