महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-57, verse-25
सहायान्सततं कुर्याद्राजा भूतिपुरस्कृतः ।
तैस्तुल्यश्च भवेद्भोगैश्छत्रमात्राज्ञयाधिकः ॥२५॥
तैस्तुल्यश्च भवेद्भोगैश्छत्रमात्राज्ञयाधिकः ॥२५॥
25. sahāyānsatataṁ kuryādrājā bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ ,
taistulyaśca bhavedbhogaiśchatramātrājñayādhikaḥ.
taistulyaśca bhavedbhogaiśchatramātrājñayādhikaḥ.
25.
sahāyān satataṃ kuryāt rājā bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ taiḥ
tulyaḥ ca bhavet bhogaiḥ chatramātrājñayā adhikaḥ
tulyaḥ ca bhavet bhogaiḥ chatramātrājñayā adhikaḥ
25.
bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ rājā satataṃ sahāyān kuryāt taiḥ bhogaiḥ tulyaḥ ca bhavet,
chatramātrājñayā adhikaḥ (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:
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- 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
- च (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.
च (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.