Shloka 53

हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः

Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace

Devanagari script

अमात्यलाभो १द्रं ते द्वितीयं बलमुच्यते । तृतीयं धनलाभं॑ तु बलमाहुर्मनीषिण:

Transliteration

amātyalābho 'dyaṁ te dvitīyaṁ balam ucyate | tṛtīyaṁ dhanalābhaṁ tu balam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Vidura spricht: „Für dich ist die erste Gestalt der Stärke das Gewinnen tüchtiger Minister; die zweite nennt man die (militärische) Macht. Doch die Weisen erklären die dritte Stärke zum Erwerb von Reichtum.“

Word by Word

• अमात्यलाभः: gain of ministers/counsellors
• अमात्यलाभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्यलाभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इन्द्रम्: O Indra (addressed as object-form)
• इन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• द्वितीयम्: the second
• द्वितीयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: strength/power
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is said/is called
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Passive, Third, Singular

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धनलाभम्: gain of wealth
• धनलाभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनलाभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• बलम्: strength/power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आहुः: they say
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Indicative, Active, Third, Plural

• मनीषिणः: the wise
• मनीषिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• amātya (ministers/counsellors)
• dhana (wealth)