मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-54
मौलान शास्त्रविदः शूरान लब्धलक्षान कुलोद्भवान ।
सचिवान सप्त चाष्टौ वा प्रकुर्वीत परीक्षितान ॥५४॥
सचिवान सप्त चाष्टौ वा प्रकुर्वीत परीक्षितान ॥५४॥
54. maulān śāstravidaḥ śūrān labdhalakṣān kulodbhavān ,
sacivān sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān.
sacivān sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān.
54.
maulān śāstravidaḥ śūrān labdhālakṣān kulodvabhāvān
sacivān sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān
sacivān sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān
54.
parīkṣitān sapta vā aṣṭau sacivān maulān śāstravidaḥ
śūrān labdhālakṣān kulodvabhāvān prakurvīta
śūrān labdhālakṣān kulodvabhāvān prakurvīta
54.
One should appoint seven or eight ministers, who are accomplished in their own fields, learned in scriptures, brave, having achieved their goals, born of good families, and well-tested.
Words meanings summery:
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- मौलान् (maulān) - accomplished in their own fields (seasoned, experienced, chief, principal)
- शास्त्रविदः (śāstravidaḥ) - learned in scriptures (versed in scriptures, knowledgeable in law)
- शूरान् (śūrān) - brave (brave, heroic, strong)
- लब्धालक्षान् (labdhālakṣān) - having achieved their goals (having achieved their aim, successful)
- कुलोद्वभावान् (kulodvabhāvān) - born of good families (of good family, noble birth, well-born)
- सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers (minister, companion, associate)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- वा (vā) - or
- प्रकुर्वीत (prakurvīta) - should appoint (should appoint, should create, should form)
- परीक्षितान् (parīkṣitān) - well-tested (tested, examined, chosen after examination)
Words meanings and morphology
मौलान् (maulān) - accomplished in their own fields (seasoned, experienced, chief, principal)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maula
maula - seasoned, experienced, inherited, ancestral, chief, principal
शास्त्रविदः (śāstravidaḥ) - learned in scriptures (versed in scriptures, knowledgeable in law)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śāstravid
śāstravid - one who knows scriptures, expert in law
Compound of śāstra (scripture) and vid (knower).
Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+vid)
- śāstra – scripture, science, treatise, doctrine
noun (neuter)
Root: śās (class 10) - vid – knowing, understanding, aware
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root vid 'to know'.
Root: vid (class 2)
शूरान् (śūrān) - brave (brave, heroic, strong)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, heroic, strong, a hero
लब्धालक्षान् (labdhālakṣān) - having achieved their goals (having achieved their aim, successful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of labdhālakṣa
labdhālakṣa - one who has attained the mark or aim, successful, accomplished
Past Passive Participle
Compound of labdha (obtained) and ālākṣa (mark, aim).
Compound type : tatpurusha (labdha+ālākṣa)
- labdha – obtained, gained, achieved
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root labh 'to obtain'.
Root: labh (class 1) - ālākṣa – mark, aim, target, sign
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
कुलोद्वभावान् (kulodvabhāvān) - born of good families (of good family, noble birth, well-born)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kulodbhava
kulodbhava - born of a good family, noble, of good lineage
Compound of kula (family) and udbhava (origin, birth).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+udbhava)
- kula – family, clan, lineage, herd
noun (neuter) - udbhava – origin, birth, production, source
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root bhū 'to be, to become' with the prefix ud.
Prefix: ud
Root: bhū (class 1)
सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers (minister, companion, associate)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva
saciva - minister, companion, associate, friend
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
प्रकुर्वीत (prakurvīta) - should appoint (should appoint, should create, should form)
(verb)
3rd person , active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root class 8. The prefix pra means 'forth, forward, in front, thoroughly'. The form is from the potential mood (vidhiliṅ).
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
परीक्षितान् (parīkṣitān) - well-tested (tested, examined, chosen after examination)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of parīkṣita
parīkṣita - tested, examined, considered
Past Passive Participle
From the root īkṣ 'to see' with prefixes pari and prefix ā. "pari" indicates thoroughness, "ā" indicates direction towards. So, to look around thoroughly.
Prefixes: pari+ā
Root: īkṣ (class 1)