महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-140, verse-29
कुलीनान्सचिवान्कृत्वा वेदविद्यासमन्वितान् ।
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं राजन्प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ॥२९॥
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं राजन्प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ॥२९॥
29. kulīnānsacivānkṛtvā vedavidyāsamanvitān ,
praśādhi pṛthivīṁ rājanprajā dharmeṇa pālayan.
praśādhi pṛthivīṁ rājanprajā dharmeṇa pālayan.
29.
kulīnān sacivān kṛtvā vedavidyāsamanvitān
praśādhi pṛthivīm rājan prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālayan
praśādhi pṛthivīm rājan prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālayan
29.
rājan kulīnān vedavidyāsamanvitān sacivān
kṛtvā pṛthivīm prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālayan praśādhi
kṛtvā pṛthivīm prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālayan praśādhi
29.
O king, having appointed ministers of noble birth who are endowed with knowledge of the Vedas, rule the earth, protecting your subjects in accordance with righteousness (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- कुलीनान् (kulīnān) - of noble birth, high-born
- सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, companions
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having appointed
- वेदविद्यासमन्वितान् (vedavidyāsamanvitān) - endowed with Vedic knowledge, accompanied by Vedic learning
- प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern
- पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
- राजन् (rājan) - O king
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people
- धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of righteousness, according to natural law (dharma)
- पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, guarding
Words meanings and morphology
कुलीनान् (kulīnān) - of noble birth, high-born
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kulīna
kulīna - of noble family, high-born, respectable
Derived from 'kula' (family) with the suffix '-īna' denoting origin or possession.
सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, companions
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva
saciva - companion, associate, minister, helper
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having appointed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Absolutive form
वेदविद्यासमन्वितान् (vedavidyāsamanvitān) - endowed with Vedic knowledge, accompanied by Vedic learning
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vedavidyāsamanvita
vedavidyāsamanvita - endowed with Vedic knowledge
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (veda+vidyā+samanvita)
- veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
noun (masculine)
Root: vid - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid - samanvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From `sam` + `anu` + root `i` (to go)
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i
प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (Loṭ) of praśās
Imperative, 2nd person singular
Prefix: pra
Root: śās (class 2)
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creation
Root: jan
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by means of righteousness, according to natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ
पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, guarding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pālayat
pālayat - protecting, guarding, preserving
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root `pāl` (to protect) in the causative stem `pālayati`.
Root: pāl (class 10)
Note: Modifies the implied subject (the king) of praśādhi.