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12,57

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-57, verse-25

सहायान्सततं कुर्याद्राजा भूतिपुरस्कृतः ।
तैस्तुल्यश्च भवेद्भोगैश्छत्रमात्राज्ञयाधिकः ॥२५॥
25. sahāyānsatataṁ kuryādrājā bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ ,
taistulyaśca bhavedbhogaiśchatramātrājñayādhikaḥ.
25. sahāyān satataṃ kuryāt rājā bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ taiḥ
tulyaḥ ca bhavet bhogaiḥ chatramātrājñayā adhikaḥ
25. bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ rājā satataṃ sahāyān kuryāt taiḥ bhogaiḥ tulyaḥ ca bhavet,
chatramātrājñayā adhikaḥ (bhavet)
25. A king, intent on prosperity, should constantly employ assistants. He should be equal to them in enjoyments and resources, being superior only by virtue of his royal authority.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सहायान् (sahāyān) - helpers, assistants
  • सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually
  • कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should do, he should make, he should employ
  • राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
  • भूतिपुरस्कृतः (bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ) - one who has prosperity as his aim, dedicated to prosperity, honored by prosperity
  • तैः (taiḥ) - with the helpers (by them, with them)
  • तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar
  • (ca) - and, also
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, it should be
  • भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, with pleasures, with resources
  • छत्रमात्राज्ञया (chatramātrājñayā) - by the authority signified solely by his royal status (by the authority of the royal umbrella only, by the mere command of the umbrella)
  • अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior in status (superior, greater, more)

Words meanings and morphology

सहायान् (sahāyān) - helpers, assistants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāya
sahāya - helper, assistant, ally, friend
सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
From sa- (with) + tata (stretched, extended)
Root: tan (class 8)
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should do, he should make, he should employ
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ
Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular
From root kṛ (to do), optative form.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, monarch, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
भूतिपुरस्कृतः (bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ) - one who has prosperity as his aim, dedicated to prosperity, honored by prosperity
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtipuraskṛta
bhūtipuraskṛta - honored by prosperity, striving for welfare, intent on prosperity
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūti+puraskṛta)
  • bhūti – prosperity, welfare, well-being, existence, power
    noun (feminine)
    From root bhū (to be, to become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • puraskṛta – honored, placed in front, preceded, appointed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix puras- (in front, before) + root kṛ (to do, to make)
    Prefix: puras
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
तैः (taiḥ) - with the helpers (by them, with them)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Masculine plural instrumental of tad.
तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya
tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like
From root tul (to weigh, to compare).
Root: tul (class 10)
Note: Predicative adjective for rājā.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, it should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular
From root bhū (to be), optative form.
Root: bhū (class 1)
भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, with pleasures, with resources
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience, resources
From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
Root: bhuj (class 7)
छत्रमात्राज्ञया (chatramātrājñayā) - by the authority signified solely by his royal status (by the authority of the royal umbrella only, by the mere command of the umbrella)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of chatramātrājñā
chatramātrājñā - authority (symbolized) by the mere royal umbrella
Compound type : karmadhāraya (chatra+mātra+ājñā)
  • chatra – umbrella, parasol (symbol of royalty)
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, solely, quantity
    indeclinable
  • ājñā – command, order, authority, permission
    noun (feminine)
    From prefix ā- + root jñā (to know, to command)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior in status (superior, greater, more)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika
adhika - excessive, greater, superior, additional
From adhi- (over, above) + ka (suffix).
Note: Predicative adjective for rājā, implying bhavet adhikaḥ.