महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-26

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
शतेन निष्कं गणितं सहस्रेण च संमितम् ।
यथा बहु प्रतीच्छन्हि पापिष्ठां लभते गतिम् ॥२६॥

26. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
śatena niṣkaṁ gaṇitaṁ sahasreṇa ca saṁmitam ,
yathā bahu pratīcchanhi pāpiṣṭhāṁ labhate gatim.

26. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca śatena niṣkam gaṇitam sahasreṇa ca
saṃmitam yathā bahu pratīcchan hi pāpiṣṭhām labhate gatim

26. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca: "śatena niṣkam gaṇitam,
sahasreṇa ca saṃmitam (asti).
Hi,
yathā bahu pratīcchan pāpiṣṭhām gatim labhate.
"

26. Vasiṣṭha said, "A single niṣka is valued as a hundred (units), and measured as a thousand. For indeed, just as one who accepts too much obtains the most wretched destiny."

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Vasiṣṭha) said (he said, he spoke)

• शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (units), valued at a hundred (by a hundred, with a hundred)

• निष्कम् (niṣkam) - a niṣka (a unit of gold or valuable coin) (a niṣka (gold coin/ornament), wealth)

• गणितम् (gaṇitam) - reckoned, counted (as valuable) (counted, reckoned, calculated)

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - by a thousand (units), measured at a thousand (by a thousand, with a thousand)

• च (ca) - and (connecting two valuations) (and, also, both)

• संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equated, measured (as valuable) (measured, compared, weighed, equalled)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing an analogy) (as, just as, according to)

• बहु (bahu) - much (in quantity or value) (much, many, abundant)

• प्रतीच्छन् (pratīcchan) - one who accepts (a lot) (receiving, accepting, expecting, wishing for)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the consequence) (for, indeed, because, certainly)

• पापिष्ठाम् (pāpiṣṭhām) - the most wretched (destiny) (most sinful, most wretched, worst)

• लभते (labhate) - (one who accepts much) obtains (he obtains, he gets, he receives)

• गतिम् (gatim) - destiny, state (of being) (destination, state, course, movement)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (one of the most celebrated and revered Vedic sages, a mind-born son of Brahmā), best, most excellent

Superlative form of vasu (good/wealthy) or vaśin (powerful), meaning 'most excellent'. Here used as a proper name.

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - (Vasiṣṭha) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect (liṭ)

Third person singular, active voice. Reduplicated root.

Root: vac (class 2)

शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (units), valued at a hundred (by a hundred, with a hundred)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Indicates the standard of reckoning.

निष्कम् (niṣkam) - a niṣka (a unit of gold or valuable coin) (a niṣka (gold coin/ornament), wealth)

(noun)

neuter, singular of niṣka

niṣka - a gold ornament worn on the neck, a gold coin, a definite weight of gold, wealth

Note: Here in nominative singular, subject of the implied verb.

गणितम् (gaṇitam) - reckoned, counted (as valuable) (counted, reckoned, calculated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaṇita

gaṇita - counted, reckoned, calculated, computed, numbered

past passive participle

Derived from root gaṇ (to count) with suffix kta.

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - by a thousand (units), measured at a thousand (by a thousand, with a thousand)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Indicates the standard of measurement.

च (ca) - and (connecting two valuations) (and, also, both)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equated, measured (as valuable) (measured, compared, weighed, equalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃmita

saṁmita - measured, compared with, equal to, weighed, proportioned

past passive participle

Derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix sam and suffix kta.

Prefix: sam

Root: mā (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing an analogy) (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

बहु (bahu) - much (in quantity or value) (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous, frequent

Note: Object of pratīcchan.

प्रतीच्छन् (pratīcchan) - one who accepts (a lot) (receiving, accepting, expecting, wishing for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praticchat

praticchat - receiving, accepting, wishing for, expecting

present active participle

Derived from root iṣ (to desire/seek) or icch (to wish) with prefix prati and suffix śatṛ. pratīcchan is the masculine singular nominative form of the participle.

Prefix: prati

Root: iṣ/icch (class 6)

Note: Functions as the subject here ("one who accepts").

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the consequence) (for, indeed, because, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पापिष्ठाम् (pāpiṣṭhām) - the most wretched (destiny) (most sinful, most wretched, worst)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpiṣṭha

pāpiṣṭha - most sinful, most wicked, worst of all, most miserable

Superlative form of pāpin (sinful).

लभते (labhate) - (one who accepts much) obtains (he obtains, he gets, he receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

present tense (laṭ)

Third person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: labh (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - destiny, state (of being) (destination, state, course, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, course, path, state, condition, destiny, ultimate end, means of attaining

Derived from root gam (to go) with ktin suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)