महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-34, verse-56
वश्येन्द्रियं जितामात्यं धृतदण्डं विकारिषु ।
परीक्ष्यकारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीर्निषेवते ॥५६॥
परीक्ष्यकारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीर्निषेवते ॥५६॥
56. vaśyendriyaṁ jitāmātyaṁ dhṛtadaṇḍaṁ vikāriṣu ,
parīkṣyakāriṇaṁ dhīramatyantaṁ śrīrniṣevate.
parīkṣyakāriṇaṁ dhīramatyantaṁ śrīrniṣevate.
56.
vaśyendriyam jitāmātyam dhṛtadaṇḍam vikāriṣu
parīkṣyakāriṇam dhīram atyantam śrīḥ niṣevate
parīkṣyakāriṇam dhīram atyantam śrīḥ niṣevate
56.
Prosperity (śrī) constantly attends a resolute and wise person who has his senses controlled, has his ministers under control, justly punishes offenders, and acts only after due deliberation.
Words meanings summery:
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- वश्येन्द्रियम् (vaśyendriyam) - one who has subdued his senses (one whose senses are subdued/controlled)
- जितामात्यम् (jitāmātyam) - one who has his ministers under control (one who has conquered/controlled his ministers)
- धृतदण्डम् (dhṛtadaṇḍam) - one who justly punishes (one who wields punishment, one who has taken up the rod (of punishment))
- विकारिषु (vikāriṣu) - on offenders (in/among those who are depraved, corrupted, or offenders)
- परीक्ष्यकारिणम् (parīkṣyakāriṇam) - one who acts only after due deliberation (one who acts after examining, a deliberate agent)
- धीरम् (dhīram) - resolute and wise (firm, steady, resolute, wise)
- अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - constantly (exceedingly, constantly, without end)
- श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory, goddess Lakṣmī)
- निषेवते (niṣevate) - attends, serves (serves, attends, resorts to, cultivates)
Words meanings and morphology
वश्येन्द्रियम् (vaśyendriyam) - one who has subdued his senses (one whose senses are subdued/controlled)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśyendriya
vaśyendriya - having subdued senses, senses under control
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vaśya+indriya)
- vaśya – obedient, submissive, manageable, under control
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root √vaś (to wish, to control).
Root: vaś (class 1) - indriya – sense, organ of sense, faculty
noun (neuter)
Root: ind
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (a ruler/person).
जितामात्यम् (jitāmātyam) - one who has his ministers under control (one who has conquered/controlled his ministers)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jitāmātya
jitāmātya - having conquered ministers, having ministers subdued
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+amātya)
- jita – conquered, subdued, won
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √ji (to conquer).
Root: ji (class 1) - amātya – minister, counselor
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
धृतदण्डम् (dhṛtadaṇḍam) - one who justly punishes (one who wields punishment, one who has taken up the rod (of punishment))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtadaṇḍa
dhṛtadaṇḍa - one who has taken up the rod, one who inflicts punishment
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+daṇḍa)
- dhṛta – held, borne, taken, maintained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, bear).
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - daṇḍa – rod, staff, punishment, chastisement
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
विकारिषु (vikāriṣu) - on offenders (in/among those who are depraved, corrupted, or offenders)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of vikārin
vikārin - changing, altering, depraved, vicious, an offender
Agent noun from vi-kṛ (to change, alter, spoil).
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to individuals who are prone to vice or who commit offenses.
परीक्ष्यकारिणम् (parīkṣyakāriṇam) - one who acts only after due deliberation (one who acts after examining, a deliberate agent)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parīkṣyakārin
parīkṣyakārin - acting after deliberation, one who examines before acting
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (parīkṣya+kārin)
- parīkṣya – having examined, after testing
indeclinable
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root √īkṣ (to see) with pari and a. pari + ikṣ + ya.
Prefix: pari
Root: īkṣ (class 1) - kārin – doing, making, performing, acting
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
धीरम् (dhīram) - resolute and wise (firm, steady, resolute, wise)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhīra
dhīra - firm, steady, resolute, wise, grave, calm
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - constantly (exceedingly, constantly, without end)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, wealth, glory, goddess Lakṣmī)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, glory, honor, goddess Lakṣmī
निषेवते (niṣevate) - attends, serves (serves, attends, resorts to, cultivates)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev
Root √sev with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: sev (class 1)