महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-57, verse-41

राजानं प्रथमं विन्देत्ततो भार्यां ततो धनम् ।
राजन्यसति लोकस्य कुतो भार्या कुतो धनम् ॥४१॥

41. rājānaṁ prathamaṁ vindettato bhāryāṁ tato dhanam ,
rājanyasati lokasya kuto bhāryā kuto dhanam.

41. rājānam prathamam vindet tataḥ bhāryām tataḥ dhanam
rājani asati lokasya kutaḥ bhāryā kutaḥ dhanam

41. prathamam rājānam vindet tataḥ bhāryām tataḥ dhanam
rājani asati lokasya kutaḥ bhāryā kutaḥ dhanam

41. One should first obtain a king, then a wife, and then wealth. If there is no king, from where can the people obtain a wife or wealth?

Words meanings summery:

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primarily

• विन्देत् (vindet) - one should obtain/find

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

• राजनि (rājani) - in the king, when the king exists

• असति (asati) - when not existing, if there is no

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

Words meanings and morphology

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primarily

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, primary, initial

Note: Used adverbially

विन्देत् (vindet) - one should obtain/find

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 7)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained/supported

Gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, maintain) + ṇyaT

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

राजनि (rājani) - in the king, when the king exists

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

असति (asati) - when not existing, if there is no

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - not existing, non-existent, bad

Present Active Participle

from negative prefix 'a' and root 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, good
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rājani'

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, community

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

(indeclinable)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained/supported

Gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, maintain) + ṇyaT

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property