महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-26

एकोऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दान्तो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजपुत्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ॥२६॥

26. eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dānto vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
rājānaṁ rājaputraṁ vā prāpayenmahatīṁ śriyam.

26. ekaḥ api amātyaḥ medhāvī śūraḥ dāntaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ
rājānam rājaputram vā prāpayet mahatīm śriyam

26. Even a single minister who is intelligent, brave, self-controlled, and discerning can bring great prosperity to a king or a prince.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - minister, counselor

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, tamed

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, clever, experienced

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

• राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - to the prince, to the king's son

• वा (vā) - or

• प्रापयेत् (prāpayet) - may cause to attain, may lead to, may bring

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, extensive, vast

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, glory

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - minister, counselor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, confidant, associate

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, possessing understanding

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, valiant, warrior

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, tamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, tamed, calm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dam' (to tame, control) with the suffix '-kta'.

Root: dam (class 4)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, clever, experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, intelligent, experienced, expert, observant

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - to the prince, to the king's son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

प्रापयेत् (prāpayet) - may cause to attain, may lead to, may bring

(verb)

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

Causative verb formation

Causative form of the root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, extensive, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important, powerful

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory, beauty, divine splendor