महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-57, verse-14
त्रय्या संवृतरन्ध्रश्च राजा भवितुमर्हति ।
वृजिनस्य नरेन्द्राणां नान्यत्संवरणात्परम् ॥१४॥
वृजिनस्य नरेन्द्राणां नान्यत्संवरणात्परम् ॥१४॥
14. trayyā saṁvṛtarandhraśca rājā bhavitumarhati ,
vṛjinasya narendrāṇāṁ nānyatsaṁvaraṇātparam.
vṛjinasya narendrāṇāṁ nānyatsaṁvaraṇātparam.
14.
trayyā saṃvṛtarandhraḥ ca rājā bhavitum arhati
vṛjinasya narendrāṇāṃ na anyat saṃvaraṇāt param
vṛjinasya narendrāṇāṃ na anyat saṃvaraṇāt param
14.
rājā trayyā saṃvṛtarandhraḥ ca bhavitum arhati
narendrāṇāṃ vṛjinasya saṃvaraṇāt param anyat na
narendrāṇāṃ vṛjinasya saṃvaraṇāt param anyat na
14.
A king ought to have his vulnerabilities concealed by the wisdom of the threefold knowledge (trayī). Indeed, for rulers, there is no greater solution for their weaknesses than concealment.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रय्या (trayyā) - by the wisdom of the three Vedas or the three fundamental means of statecraft (by the threefold (knowledge/Vedas))
- संवृतरन्ध्रः (saṁvṛtarandhraḥ) - one whose flaws/vulnerabilities are covered
- च (ca) - and
- राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler
- भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become
- अर्हति (arhati) - he/she/it is fit, ought, deserves
- वृजिनस्य (vṛjinasya) - of weakness, of fault, of crookedness
- नरेन्द्राणां (narendrāṇāṁ) - of kings, of rulers
- न (na) - not
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
- संवरणात् (saṁvaraṇāt) - from covering, from concealment
- परम् (param) - superior, beyond, higher, ultimate
Words meanings and morphology
त्रय्या (trayyā) - by the wisdom of the three Vedas or the three fundamental means of statecraft (by the threefold (knowledge/Vedas))
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of trayī
trayī - the three Vedas (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāma), threefold knowledge, group of three
From 'tri' (three)
संवृतरन्ध्रः (saṁvṛtarandhraḥ) - one whose flaws/vulnerabilities are covered
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtarandhra
saṁvṛtarandhra - having hidden or covered weaknesses/flaws/vulnerabilities
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃvṛta+randhra)
- saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, hidden
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vṛ' with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5) - randhra – hole, opening, flaw, weakness, vulnerability
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Root: rāj (class 1)
भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become
(verb)
active, infinitive (tumun) of bhū
infinitive
Root 'bhū' + infinitive suffix '-tum'
Root: bhū (class 1)
अर्हति (arhati) - he/she/it is fit, ought, deserves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
present active
Root 'arh'
Root: arh (class 1)
वृजिनस्य (vṛjinasya) - of weakness, of fault, of crookedness
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vṛjina
vṛjina - crooked, wicked, bad, weakness, fault, sin
Root: vṛj (class 1)
नरेन्द्राणां (narendrāṇāṁ) - of kings, of rulers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of narendra
narendra - king, lord of men
nṛ (man) + indra (chief/lord)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+indra)
- nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine) - indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
noun (masculine)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another
संवरणात् (saṁvaraṇāt) - from covering, from concealment
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃvaraṇa
saṁvaraṇa - covering, concealing, hiding, suppression
From root 'vṛ' with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)
परम् (param) - superior, beyond, higher, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, superior, ultimate, highest, supreme, distant