महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-119, verse-14
नावैद्यो नानृजुः पार्श्वे नाविद्यो नामहाधनः ।
संग्राह्यो वसुधापालैर्भृत्यो भृत्यवतां वर ॥१४॥
संग्राह्यो वसुधापालैर्भृत्यो भृत्यवतां वर ॥१४॥
14. nāvaidyo nānṛjuḥ pārśve nāvidyo nāmahādhanaḥ ,
saṁgrāhyo vasudhāpālairbhṛtyo bhṛtyavatāṁ vara.
saṁgrāhyo vasudhāpālairbhṛtyo bhṛtyavatāṁ vara.
14.
na avaidyaḥ na anṛjuḥ pārśve na avidyaḥ na amahādhanaḥ
saṅgrāhyaḥ vasudhāpālaiḥ bhṛtyaḥ bhṛtyavatām vara
saṅgrāhyaḥ vasudhāpālaiḥ bhṛtyaḥ bhṛtyavatām vara
14.
bhṛtyavatām vara he bhṛtyaḥ yaḥ na avaidyaḥ na anṛjuḥ pārśve
na avidyaḥ na amahādhanaḥ saḥ vasudhāpālaiḥ saṅgrāhyaḥ
na avidyaḥ na amahādhanaḥ saḥ vasudhāpālaiḥ saṅgrāhyaḥ
14.
O best among those who employ servants, a servant (bhṛtya) who is skilled (not unskilled - avaidya), honest (not crooked - anṛju) in one's presence (pārśve), learned (not ignorant - avidya), and wealthy (not without great wealth - amahādhana) should be retained (saṅgrāhya) by the rulers of the earth (vasudhāpāla).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अवैद्यः (avaidyaḥ) - unskilled, not a physician
- न (na) - not, no
- अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - not straightforward, crooked, dishonest
- पार्श्वे (pārśve) - in the side, nearby, in the vicinity
- न (na) - not, no
- अविद्यः (avidyaḥ) - ignorant, unlearned
- न (na) - not, no
- अमहाधनः (amahādhanaḥ) - not greatly wealthy, poor
- सङ्ग्राह्यः (saṅgrāhyaḥ) - should be accepted, should be retained
- वसुधापालैः (vasudhāpālaiḥ) - by the rulers of the earth, by kings
- भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ) - a servant, an employee
- भृत्यवताम् (bhṛtyavatām) - of those who have servants, of those who employ servants
- वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवैद्यः (avaidyaḥ) - unskilled, not a physician
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avaidya
avaidya - unskilled, ignorant (of a skill), not a physician
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaidya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - vaidya – skilled, learned, physician
adjective (masculine)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - not straightforward, crooked, dishonest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anṛju
anṛju - not straightforward, crooked, dishonest
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛju)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - ṛju – straight, honest, upright
adjective (masculine)
पार्श्वे (pārśve) - in the side, nearby, in the vicinity
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva
pārśva - side, flank, vicinity
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अविद्यः (avidyaḥ) - ignorant, unlearned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avidya
avidya - ignorant, unlearned, without knowledge
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - vidya – knowledge, learning, learned
noun (neuter)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अमहाधनः (amahādhanaḥ) - not greatly wealthy, poor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of amahādhana
amahādhana - not greatly wealthy, lacking great wealth, poor
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mahādhana)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - mahādhana – greatly wealthy, having great wealth
adjective (masculine)
सङ्ग्राह्यः (saṅgrāhyaḥ) - should be accepted, should be retained
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāhya
saṅgrāhya - to be accepted, to be collected, to be retained
Gerundive
Prefix: sam
Root: grah (class 9)
वसुधापालैः (vasudhāpālaiḥ) - by the rulers of the earth, by kings
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vasudhāpāla
vasudhāpāla - ruler of the earth, king (lit. protector of the earth)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+pāla)
- vasudhā – earth
noun (feminine) - pāla – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ) - a servant, an employee
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛtya
bhṛtya - servant, employee, dependent
भृत्यवताम् (bhṛtyavatām) - of those who have servants, of those who employ servants
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhṛtyavat
bhṛtyavat - having servants, employing servants
वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, boon, choice