Sutra 26

Devanagari script

गुणवचनमेतेषामेव प्रशंसा ॥ कZ_०२.१०.२६ ॥

Transliteration

guṇavacanam eteṣām eva praśaṃsā

Translation

“ការសរសើរ” (praśaṃsā) គឺជាការនិយាយបង្ហាញគុណសម្បត្តិនៃទិដ្ឋភាពដូចគ្នានោះ។

Word by Word

• गुणवचनम्: statement/mention of merits (enumeration of qualities)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण + वचन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘गुणस्य वचनम्’ = गुणानां कथनम्/उल्लेखः

• एतेषाम्: of these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन (सर्वनाम); ‘of these’

• एव: only/indeed
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/restrictive)

• प्रशंसा: praise/commendation
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + शंस्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (praise/commendation)

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What is the administrative role of praśaṃsā?

It institutionalizes recognition—praise becomes a tool for motivation, loyalty-building, and signaling desired conduct.