Shloka 4
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
Devanagari script
ये चैव पूर्व कथिता गुणास्ते पुरुष प्रति । नैकस्मिन् पुरुषे होते विद्यन्त इति मे मति:,मेरी तो ऐसी मान्यता है कि पहले आपने पुरुषके लिये जिन गुणोंका वर्णन किया है, वे सब किसी एक पुरुषमें नहीं मिल सकते
Transliteration
ye caiva pūrva-kathitā guṇās te puruṣa prati | naikasmin puruṣe hote vidyanta iti me matiḥ ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “The virtues you previously described as belonging to an ideal man, in my understanding, cannot all be found together in any single person.”
Word by Word
येwhich (those)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पूर्वम्formerly/earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
कथिताःsaid/declared
कथिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकथित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गुणाःqualities
गुणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthose
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुरुषम्a man/person
पुरुषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards/with regard to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एकस्मिन्in one (single)
एकस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
पुरुषेin a person
पुरुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
होतेare/occur
होते:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada
विद्यन्तेare found/exist
विद्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada
इतिthus/that
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मतिःopinion/view
मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes