Shloka 22

Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)

Devanagari script

परीक्ष्य च गुणान्‌ नित्यं प्रौदभावान्‌ धुरंधरान्‌ | पज्चोपधाव्यतीतांश्व कुर्याद्‌ राजार्थकारिण:

Transliteration

parīkṣya ca guṇān nityaṃ praudhabhāvān dhuraṃdharān | pañcopadhāvyatītāṃś ca kuryād rājārthakāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

ভীষ্মে ক’লে—ৰাজাই সদায় বিচাৰবুদ্ধিত প্ৰৌঢ় আৰু দায়িত্ব বহন কৰিবলৈ সক্ষম লোকসকলৰ গুণ পৰীক্ষা কৰিব লাগে। পঞ্চবিধ পৰীক্ষাত উত্তীৰ্ণ হোৱা লোকসকলকেই ৰাজকাৰ্য সম্পাদনৰ বাবে নিযুক্ত কৰিব উচিত।

Word by Word

• परीक्ष्य: having examined
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), कर्तरि, absolutive (gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गुणान्: qualities/merits
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• नित्यं: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• प्रौढभावान्: of mature disposition
• प्रौढभावान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रौढभाव
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• धुरंधरान्: capable/burden-bearing (competent)
• धुरंधरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धुरंधर
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• उपधात्: from the (five) stratagems/approaches
• उपधात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपधा
• Form: feminine, ablative, plural

• व्यतीतान्: gone beyond; free from
• व्यतीतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यतीत
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), masculine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कुर्यात्: should appoint/should make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ्, optative, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• राजार्थकारिणः: those who act for the king’s purpose (royal agents)
• राजार्थकारिणः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजार्थकारिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• king (rājā)
• royal agents/officials (rājārthakāriṇaḥ)