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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-170, verse-10

आकिंचन्यं च राज्यं च तुलया समतोलयम् ।
अत्यरिच्यत दारिद्र्यं राज्यादपि गुणाधिकम् ॥१०॥
10. ākiṁcanyaṁ ca rājyaṁ ca tulayā samatolayam ,
atyaricyata dāridryaṁ rājyādapi guṇādhikam.
10. ākiṃcanyam ca rājyam ca tulayā samatolayam
atyaricyata dāridryam rājyāt api guṇādhikam
10. aham ākiṃcanyam ca rājyam ca tulayā samatolayam
dāridryam rājyāt api guṇādhikam atyaricyata
10. I weighed both destitution and kingship on a balance, and poverty surpassed kingship, being superior in qualities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आकिंचन्यम् (ākiṁcanyam) - destitution, poverty, having nothing
  • (ca) - and
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
  • (ca) - and
  • तुलया (tulayā) - by a balance, with a balance
  • समतोलयम् (samatolayam) - I weighed equally, I balanced
  • अत्यरिच्यत (atyaricyata) - surpassed, excelled
  • दारिद्र्यम् (dāridryam) - poverty, indigence
  • राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from kingship, than kingship
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - superior in qualities, more virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

आकिंचन्यम् (ākiṁcanyam) - destitution, poverty, having nothing
(noun)
neuter, singular of ākiṃcanya
ākiṁcanya - destitution, indigence, absence of possessions
From a-kiṃ-cana (having nothing) + ya (taddhita suffix for abstract noun)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
(noun)
neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingship, royal power, kingdom, empire
From rājan (king) + ya (taddhita suffix for abstract noun or relation)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तुलया (tulayā) - by a balance, with a balance
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā
tulā - a balance, scale, equality, resemblance
समतोलयम् (samatolayam) - I weighed equally, I balanced
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-tul
Imperfect Active
From root tul with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: tul (class 1)
अत्यरिच्यत (atyaricyata) - surpassed, excelled
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle/passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of ati-ric
Imperfect Middle/Passive
From root ric with prefix ati
Prefix: ati
Root: ric (class 7)
दारिद्र्यम् (dāridryam) - poverty, indigence
(noun)
neuter, singular of dāridrya
dāridrya - poverty, indigence, destitution
From daridra (poor) + ya (taddhita suffix for abstract noun)
राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from kingship, than kingship
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingship, royal power, kingdom, empire
From rājan (king) + ya (taddhita suffix for abstract noun or relation)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - superior in qualities, more virtuous
(adjective)
neuter, singular of guṇādhika
guṇādhika - superior in qualities/merits, having more qualities
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+adhika)
  • guṇa – quality, merit, virtue, excellence, string
    noun (masculine)
  • adhika – abundant, superior, additional, more
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Modifies 'dāridryam'