योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-41

प्रभुत्वं समदृष्टित्वं तच्च स्याद्राजविद्यया ।
तामेव यो न जानाति नासौ मन्त्री न सोऽधिपः ॥ ४१ ॥

prabhutvaṃ samadṛṣṭitvaṃ tacca syādrājavidyayā ,
tāmeva yo na jānāti nāsau mantrī na so'dhipaḥ 41

41. prabhutvam sama-dṛṣṭitvam tat ca syāt rāja-vidyayā
tām eva yaḥ na jānāti na asau mantrī na saḥ adhipaḥ

41. prabhutvam samadṛṣṭitvam ca tat rāja-vidyayā syāt.
yaḥ tām eva na jānāti,
asau na mantrī,
saḥ na adhipaḥ.

41. True sovereignty and impartial vision (samadṛṣṭitva) are attained through the knowledge of governance (rāja-vidyā). Indeed, anyone who does not possess this knowledge is neither fit to be a minister nor a ruler.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, authority, lordship

• सम-दृष्टित्वम् (sama-dṛṣṭitvam) - impartiality, equality of vision

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to sovereignty and impartiality) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, occurs, arises

• राज-विद्यया (rāja-vidyayā) - by means of royal knowledge, by knowledge of governance/statecraft (rāja-vidyā)

• ताम् (tām) - that knowledge (rāja-vidyā) (that (feminine accusative singular))

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, truly

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• न (na) - not, no

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• न (na) - not, no

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord, master

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, authority, lordship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhutva

prabhutva - sovereignty, power, lordship, mastership

Derived from prabhu + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

सम-दृष्टित्वम् (sama-dṛṣṭitvam) - impartiality, equality of vision

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama-dṛṣṭitva

sama-dṛṣṭitva - impartiality, equality of view, even-mindedness

Derived from sama-dṛṣṭi + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sama-dṛṣṭi+tva)

• sama-dṛṣṭi – impartial vision, even-mindedness
  compound noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to sovereignty and impartiality) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, occurs, arises

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

राज-विद्यया (rāja-vidyayā) - by means of royal knowledge, by knowledge of governance/statecraft (rāja-vidyā)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rāja-vidyā

rāja-vidyā - royal science, the science of politics or government, statecraft

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+vidyā)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - that knowledge (rāja-vidyā) (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

एव (eva) - only, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, he, she, it

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Root: mantr (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhipa

adhipa - ruler, lord, master, sovereign

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