महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-131, verse-7
श्रियो हि कारणाद्राजा सत्क्रियां लभते पराम् ।
सास्य गूहति पापानि वासो गुह्यमिव स्त्रियाः ॥७॥
सास्य गूहति पापानि वासो गुह्यमिव स्त्रियाः ॥७॥
7. śriyo hi kāraṇādrājā satkriyāṁ labhate parām ,
sāsya gūhati pāpāni vāso guhyamiva striyāḥ.
sāsya gūhati pāpāni vāso guhyamiva striyāḥ.
7.
śriyaḥ hi kāraṇāt rājā satkriyām labhate parām
sā asya gūhati pāpāni vāsaḥ guhyam iva striyāḥ
sā asya gūhati pāpāni vāsaḥ guhyam iva striyāḥ
7.
hi śriyaḥ kāraṇāt rājā parām satkriyām labhate
sā asya pāpāni striyāḥ guhyam vāsaḥ iva gūhati
sā asya pāpāni striyāḥ guhyam vāsaḥ iva gūhati
7.
Indeed, for the sake of prosperity (śrī), a king receives the highest honor and respect. That prosperity conceals his misdeeds, just as a garment hides a woman's private parts.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity (śrī) (of prosperity, of wealth, of glory)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
- कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of (from a cause, for the sake of, because of)
- राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)
- सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - honorable treatment, respect (good deed, honorable act, reverence, respect)
- लभते (labhate) - he obtains, receives (he obtains, he receives, he gains)
- पराम् (parām) - highest (supreme, highest, excellent)
- सा (sā) - that (referring to prosperity/śrī) (she, that)
- अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his, of this)
- गूहति (gūhati) - she conceals (she hides, she conceals)
- पापानि (pāpāni) - misdeeds (sins, evils, wicked deeds)
- वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment (garment, clothing, dwelling)
- गुह्यम् (guhyam) - private parts (secret, hidden, private parts)
- इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)
- स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman
Words meanings and morphology
श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity (śrī) (of prosperity, of wealth, of glory)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of (from a cause, for the sake of, because of)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument
root kṛ + ṇic + ana
Root: kṛ (class 8)
राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Root: rāj (class 1)
सत्क्रियाम् (satkriyām) - honorable treatment, respect (good deed, honorable act, reverence, respect)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of satkriyā
satkriyā - good deed, honorable act, reverence, respect
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+kriyā)
- sat – good, true, existing
adjective
present participle
root as + śatṛ
Root: as (class 2) - kriyā – action, deed, rite
noun (feminine)
root kṛ + ya + ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
लभते (labhate) - he obtains, receives (he obtains, he receives, he gains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
present indicative
root labh (class 1) + te (ātmanepada)
Root: labh (class 1)
पराम् (parām) - highest (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, distant
सा (sā) - that (referring to prosperity/śrī) (she, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
गूहति (gūhati) - she conceals (she hides, she conceals)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gūh
present indicative
root gūh (class 1) + ti
Root: gūh (class 1)
पापानि (pāpāni) - misdeeds (sins, evils, wicked deeds)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, wicked deed
वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment (garment, clothing, dwelling)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa
vāsa - garment, clothing, dwelling, residence
root vas + ghañ
Root: vas (class 2)
गुह्यम् (guhyam) - private parts (secret, hidden, private parts)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya
guhya - secret, hidden, private, private parts
Gerundive
root gūh + ṇyat
Root: gūh (class 1)
इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)
(indeclinable)
स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female