Sanskrit quote nr. 7123 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपर्यष्टौ शतान्याहुस् तथा भूयश्च सप्ततिः ।
गजानां तु परीमाणम् एतदेव विनिर्दिशेत् ॥uparyaṣṭau śatānyāhus tathā bhūyaśca saptatiḥ |
gajānāṃ tu parīmāṇam etadeva vinirdiśet ||
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.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭa, अष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Saptati (सप्तति): defined in 3 categories.
Gaja (गज, gajā, गजा): defined in 19 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Parimana (parīmāṇa, परीमाण): defined in 13 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “uparyaṣṭau śatānyāhus tathā bhūyaśca saptatiḥ”
- uparya -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- śatānyā -
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śata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āhus -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūyaś -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saptatiḥ -
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saptati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gajānāṃ tu parīmāṇam etadeva vinirdiśet”
- gajānām -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- parīmāṇam -
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parīmāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vinir -
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vinis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- diśet -
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√diś (verb class 6)[optative active 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 7123 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.