Sutra 26
Devanagari script
गुणवचनमेतेषामेव प्रशंसा ॥ कZ_०२.१०.२६ ॥
Transliteration
guṇavacanam eteṣām eva praśaṃsā
Translation
এই একই (বংশ, দেহ, কর্ম/আচরণ)-এর গুণের বর্ণনাই ‘প্রশংসা’।
Word by Word
गुणवचनम्statement/mention of merits (enumeration of qualities)
गुणवचनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगुण + वचन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘गुणस्य वचनम्’ = गुणानां कथनम्/उल्लेखः
एतेषाम्of these
एतेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formषष्ठी बहुवचन (सर्वनाम); ‘of these’
एवonly/indeed
एव:
TypeParticle
Rootएव
Formनिपात; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/restrictive)
प्रशंसाpraise/commendation
प्रशंसा:
TypeNoun
Rootप्र + शंस्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (praise/commendation)
FAQs
It institutionalizes recognition—praise becomes a tool for motivation, loyalty-building, and signaling desired conduct.