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12,73

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-73, verse-15

स्वधर्मपरितृप्ताय यो न वित्तपरो भवेत् ।
यो राजानं नयेद्बुद्ध्या सर्वतः परिपूर्णया ॥१५॥
15. svadharmaparitṛptāya yo na vittaparo bhavet ,
yo rājānaṁ nayedbuddhyā sarvataḥ paripūrṇayā.
15. svadharmaparitṛptāya yaḥ na vittaparaḥ bhavet
yaḥ rājānam nayet buddhyā sarvataḥ paripūrṇayā
15. yaḥ svadharmaparitṛptāya (astu),
yaḥ na vittaparaḥ bhavet,
yaḥ paripūrṇayā buddhyā rājānam nayet
15. (Dedicate it to a Brahmin) who is content with his own duty (svadharma), who is not preoccupied with wealth, and who would guide the king with a completely perfect intellect.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वधर्मपरितृप्ताय (svadharmaparitṛptāya) - to one content with his own duty (svadharma) (to one content with his own duty (dharma), to one satisfied with his own intrinsic nature)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (who, whoever)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • वित्तपरः (vittaparaḥ) - focused on wealth (intent on wealth, devoted to wealth)
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (may be, should be, would be)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (who, whoever)
  • राजानम् (rājānam) - king
  • नयेत् (nayet) - would lead, would guide (should lead, may lead, would lead)
  • बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect (by intellect, with understanding)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely (completely, entirely, from all sides)
  • परिपूर्णया (paripūrṇayā) - (by one) completely perfect (by one completely perfect, by one fully complete)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वधर्मपरितृप्ताय (svadharmaparitṛptāya) - to one content with his own duty (svadharma) (to one content with his own duty (dharma), to one satisfied with his own intrinsic nature)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of svadharmaparitṛpta
svadharmaparitṛpta - content with one's own duty, satisfied with one's own nature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svadharma+paritṛpta)
  • svadharma – one's own duty, one's own intrinsic nature
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of sva (own) and dharma
  • paritṛpta – completely satisfied, fully content
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root tṛp (to be satisfied) with prefix pari-
    Prefix: pari
    Root: tṛp (class 4)
Note: Compound adjective, qualifying 'brāhmaṇāya' from the previous verse.
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
वित्तपरः (vittaparaḥ) - focused on wealth (intent on wealth, devoted to wealth)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vittapara
vittapara - intent on wealth, devoted to wealth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitta+para)
  • vitta – wealth, property, acquired
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root vid (to find, to gain)
    Root: vid (class 6)
  • para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Compound adjective.
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (may be, should be, would be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood
Root: bhū (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
राजानम् (rājānam) - king
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
नयेत् (nayet) - would lead, would guide (should lead, may lead, would lead)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nī
Optative Mood
Root: nī (class 1)
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect (by intellect, with understanding)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception
From root budh (to know, to understand)
Root: budh (class 1)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely (completely, entirely, from all sides)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -tas from sarva
परिपूर्णया (paripūrṇayā) - (by one) completely perfect (by one completely perfect, by one fully complete)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of paripūrṇa
paripūrṇa - completely full, perfect, complete
Past Passive Participle
Root pṛ (to fill) with prefixes pari- and pūrṇā (full)
Prefix: pari
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Instrumental singular feminine, agreeing with 'buddhyā'.