Sutra 26
Devanagari script
शक्यः कुमारो मन्त्रिपुरोहिताभ्यां वारयितुं न सुभगा बालिश्यादनर्थ्यजनसम्योगाच्चेति ॥ कZ_०८.४.२६ ॥
Transliteration
śakyaḥ kumāro mantripurohitābhyāṃ vārayituṃ na subhagā bāliśyādanarthyajanasamyogācceti
Translation
يمكن كبح الأمير بواسطة الوزير والكاهن الملكي؛ أمّا المُقرَّب (الذي ينال مودةً ملكيةً خاصة) فصعب الكبح بسبب الطفولية وبسبب مخالطة أناسٍ مُضرّين.
Word by Word
शक्यःis capable / can be (restrained)
शक्यः:
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta)
Root√शक्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; शक्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (शक्य) ‘able/possible’; here predicative with कुमारः
कुमारःthe prince
कुमारः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः
मन्त्रि-पुरोहिताभ्याम्by the minister and the royal chaplain
मन्त्रि-पुरोहिताभ्याम्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमन्त्रिन् + पुरोहित
Formतृतीया-द्विवचनम्; ‘by the minister and the chaplain/priest’ (instrumental dual)
वारयितुम्to restrain / to prevent
वारयितुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Root√वृ (वारयति)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूपम् (infinitive); ‘to restrain/prevent’
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
सुभगाfortunate / auspicious
सुभगा:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुभग
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः; used predicatively (‘is not fortunate/auspicious’) with implied feminine subject (e.g., नीति/स्थितिः/प्रवृत्तिः)
बालिश्यात्from childishness / due to folly
बालिश्यात्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootबालिश्य
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः; हेतौ अपादानम् ‘because of/owing to childishness/foolishness’
अनर्थ्य-जन-सम्योगात्from association with harmful/undesirable persons
अनर्थ्य-जन-सम्योगात्:
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअनर्थ्य + जन + संयोग
Formपञ्चमी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (संयोग); हेतौ अपादानम् ‘due to association with undesirable people’
चand
च:
TypeConjunction
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
इतिthus
इति:
TypeQuotative particle
Rootइति
Formउद्धरण/निगमनार्थक अव्यय
Entities Mentioned
K
kumāra (prince)M
mantri (minister)P
purohita (royal chaplain)S
subhaga (royal favourite)A
anarthya-jana (harmful associates)FAQs
Because closeness to the ruler reduces accountability; immaturity and bad-company networks amplify reckless or predatory behaviour.
A dual-advisor check: minister + chaplain acting as restraining authorities over a prince’s conduct.