महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-15, chapter-11, verse-4
ते च द्वादश कौन्तेय राज्ञां वै विविधात्मकाः ।
मन्त्रिप्रधानाश्च गुणाः षष्टिर्द्वादश च प्रभो ॥४॥
मन्त्रिप्रधानाश्च गुणाः षष्टिर्द्वादश च प्रभो ॥४॥
4. te ca dvādaśa kaunteya rājñāṁ vai vividhātmakāḥ ,
mantripradhānāśca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭirdvādaśa ca prabho.
mantripradhānāśca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭirdvādaśa ca prabho.
4.
te ca dvādaśa kaunteya rājñām vai vividhātmākāḥ
mantripradhānāḥ ca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ dvādaśa ca prabho
mantripradhānāḥ ca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ dvādaśa ca prabho
4.
kaunteya te dvādaśa rājñām vai vividhātmākāḥ ca
prabho mantripradhānāḥ ca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ ca dvādaśa
prabho mantripradhānāḥ ca guṇāḥ ṣaṣṭiḥ ca dvādaśa
4.
O son of Kunti (kaunteya), those twelve types of kings are indeed of diverse natures. And, O lord (prabho), their qualities (political factors), among which ministers are foremost, are seventy-two (sixty and twelve).
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - those twelve types of kings (part of the maṇḍala theory) (those)
- च (ca) - and, also
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve types of kings (in maṇḍala theory) (twelve)
- कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Yudhishthira (O son of Kunti)
- राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- विविधात्माकाः (vividhātmākāḥ) - of various natures, of diverse kinds
- मन्त्रिप्रधानाः (mantripradhānāḥ) - led by ministers, with ministers as principal, minister-headed
- च (ca) - and, also
- गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - political factors or elements of statecraft (qualities, attributes, factors (in political science))
- षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्रभो (prabho) - O Yudhishthira (O lord)
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - those twelve types of kings (part of the maṇḍala theory) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve types of kings (in maṇḍala theory) (twelve)
(numeral adjective)
Note: Agrees with an implied plural noun like 'rājānaḥ'.
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Yudhishthira (O son of Kunti)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kunti
Patronymic derived from Kuntī.
राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
विविधात्माकाः (vividhātmākāḥ) - of various natures, of diverse kinds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vividhātmaka
vividhātmaka - having various forms, of diverse nature, multi-faceted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+ātman)
- vividha – various, diverse, manifold, different
adjective (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, essence, nature, character
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'te dvādaśa' (those twelve).
मन्त्रिप्रधानाः (mantripradhānāḥ) - led by ministers, with ministers as principal, minister-headed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mantripradhāna
mantripradhāna - having ministers as principal, minister-led, chief among the counselors
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mantrin+pradhāna)
- mantrin – minister, counselor, advisor
noun (masculine) - pradhāna – chief, principal, main, most important
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'guṇāḥ'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - political factors or elements of statecraft (qualities, attributes, factors (in political science))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, strand (of prakṛti), secondary element, factor in statecraft
षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty
(numeral noun)
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
(numeral adjective)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्रभो (prabho) - O Yudhishthira (O lord)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful