महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-5, verse-11
कच्चिद्राजगुणैः षड्भिः सप्तोपायांस्तथानघ ।
बलाबलं तथा सम्यक्चतुर्दश परीक्षसे ॥११॥
बलाबलं तथा सम्यक्चतुर्दश परीक्षसे ॥११॥
11. kaccidrājaguṇaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ saptopāyāṁstathānagha ,
balābalaṁ tathā samyakcaturdaśa parīkṣase.
balābalaṁ tathā samyakcaturdaśa parīkṣase.
11.
kaccit rājaguṇaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ saptopāyān tathā anagha
balābalam tathā samyak caturdaśa parīkṣase
balābalam tathā samyak caturdaśa parīkṣase
11.
O faultless one, I hope you thoroughly examine the six strategic measures, the seven expedients (upāyāḥ), and the relative strengths and weaknesses, as well as the fourteen (points of investigation).
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
- राजगुणैः (rājaguṇaiḥ) - by the six strategic measures (ṣaḍguṇāḥ) related to a king (by royal qualities, by kingly virtues)
- षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six
- सप्तोपायान् (saptopāyān) - the seven expedients (upāyāḥ) of statecraft (the seven means, the seven expedients)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
- अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (faultless, sinless, pure)
- बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, relative strength)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
- सम्यक् (samyak) - thoroughly (properly, completely, thoroughly, rightly)
- चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - the fourteen (points of investigation) (fourteen)
- परीक्षसे (parīkṣase) - you examine (you examine, you investigate, you test)
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
(indeclinable)
राजगुणैः (rājaguṇaiḥ) - by the six strategic measures (ṣaḍguṇāḥ) related to a king (by royal qualities, by kingly virtues)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājaguṇa
rājaguṇa - royal quality, kingly virtue
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+guṇa)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1) - guṇa – quality, virtue, rope, constituent of nature
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the six measures of foreign policy (sandhi, vigraha, yāna, āsana, saṃśraya, dvaidhībhāva).
षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six
(numeral)
सप्तोपायान् (saptopāyān) - the seven expedients (upāyāḥ) of statecraft (the seven means, the seven expedients)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saptopāya
saptopāya - seven means, seven expedients
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sapta+upāya)
- sapta – seven
numeral - upāya – means, expedient, strategy
noun (masculine)
Prefix: upa
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to the seven expedients of policy (sāman, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa, māyā, upekṣā, indrajāla).
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (faultless, sinless, pure)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - faultless, sinless, pure
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - agha – fault, sin, evil
noun (neuter)
बलाबलम् (balābalam) - relative strengths and weaknesses (strength and weakness, relative strength)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala
balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength
Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)
- bala – strength, power
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1) - abala – weakness, lack of strength
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
सम्यक् (samyak) - thoroughly (properly, completely, thoroughly, rightly)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - the fourteen (points of investigation) (fourteen)
(numeral)
Note: Acts here as an adjective for implied 'things'.
परीक्षसे (parīkṣase) - you examine (you examine, you investigate, you test)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parīkṣ
Prefix: pari
Root: īkṣ (class 1)