वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-19

एको ऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दक्षो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजमात्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ॥१९॥

19. eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dakṣo vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
rājānaṃ rājamātraṃ vā prāpayenmahatīṃ śriyam.

19. ekaḥ api amātyaḥ medhāvī śūraḥ dakṣaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ
| rājānam rāja-mātram vā prāpayet mahatīm śriyam

19. ekaḥ api medhāvī śūraḥ dakṣaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ amātyaḥ rājānam vā rāja-mātram mahatīm śriyam prāpayet.

19. Even a single minister who is intelligent, brave, skillful, and discerning can enable a king, or even a mere ruler, to achieve great prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• अपि (api) - even, also, and

• अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - minister (minister, companion, intimate friend)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious, wise

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - skillful, expert, capable

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, sagacious, wise, observant

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• राज-मात्रम् (rāja-mātram) - a mere ruler (a mere king, a nominal king)

• वा (vā) - or

• प्रापयेत् (prāpayet) - would cause to attain, would lead to

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large, important

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

अपि (api) - even, also, and

(indeclinable)

अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - minister (minister, companion, intimate friend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion, relative

From 'amā' (at home) + suffix 'tya'.

Note: Subject of 'prāpayet'.

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, sagacious, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, endowed with intellect

From 'medhā' (intellect) + 'vin' (possessing).

Note: Declines like 'guṇin'.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a hero

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - skillful, expert, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - skillful, expert, clever, able, capable

From root 'dakṣ' (to be able, to grow).

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, sagacious, wise, observant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, wise, observant, judicious

participle

From verb 'cakṣ' (to see, to tell) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

n-stem noun.

राज-मात्रम् (rāja-mātram) - a mere ruler (a mere king, a nominal king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāja-mātra

rāja-mātra - a mere king, only a king by name, a nominal king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mātra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, mere, only, just
  indeclinable

Note: Alternative object of 'prāpayet'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

प्रापयेत् (prāpayet) - would cause to attain, would lead to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp

causative optative active

5th class verb (śnu) with prefix 'pra'. Causative stem formed with 'pay'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

From root 'mah'. Feminine form 'mahatī'.

Root: mah

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune

ī-ending feminine noun.

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