वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-11

मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव ।
सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ॥११॥

11. mantro vijayamūlaṃ hi rājñāṃ bhavati rāghava ,
susaṃvṛto mantradharairamātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ.

11. mantraḥ vijayamūlam hi rājñām bhavati rāghava
susaṃvṛtaḥ mantradharaiḥ amātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ

11. rāghava hi rājñām mantraḥ vijayamūlam bhavati
mantradharaiḥ amātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ susaṃvṛtaḥ

11. Indeed, O Rāghava, for kings, counsel (mantra) is the very foundation of victory, provided it is well-guarded by ministers who uphold the counsel and are proficient in the treatises.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - strategic counsel, secret plan (counsel, deliberation, sacred utterance (mantra))

• विजयमूलम् (vijayamūlam) - root/source of victory

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (addressing Rāma or a descendant of Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper name))

• सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-kept secret (referring to 'mantraḥ') (well-guarded, well-protected, well-kept secret)

• मन्त्रधरैः (mantradharaiḥ) - by those who uphold counsel, by counselors

• अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by companions

• शास्त्रकोविदैः (śāstrakovidaiḥ) - by those skilled in treatises/sciences

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - strategic counsel, secret plan (counsel, deliberation, sacred utterance (mantra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, deliberation, secret plan, sacred utterance (mantra)

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

विजयमूलम् (vijayamūlam) - root/source of victory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijaya-mūla

vijaya-mūla - root/source of victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijaya+mūla)

• vijaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Possession.

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (addressing Rāma or a descendant of Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

सुसंवृतः (susaṁvṛtaḥ) - well-kept secret (referring to 'mantraḥ') (well-guarded, well-protected, well-kept secret)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-saṃvṛta

su-saṁvṛta - well-guarded, well-concealed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃvṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃvṛta – guarded, covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

मन्त्रधरैः (mantradharaiḥ) - by those who uphold counsel, by counselors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra-dhara

mantra-dhara - upholder of counsel, counselor, minister

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+dhara)

• mantra – counsel, deliberation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• dhara – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - by ministers, by companions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, companion, associate

शास्त्रकोविदैः (śāstrakovidaiḥ) - by those skilled in treatises/sciences

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstra-kovida

śāstra-kovida - skilled in treatises/sciences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+kovida)

• śāstra – treatise, scripture, science
  noun (neuter)
• kovida – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

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