Sutra 7
Devanagari script
स्वाम्यमात्यव्यसनयोरमात्यव्यसनं गरीयः ॥ कZ_०८.१.०७ ॥
Transliteration
svāmyamātyavyasanayor amātyavyasanaṃ garīyaḥ
Translation
မင်း၏ဘေးအန္တရာယ်နှင့် ဝန်ကြီး၏ဘေးအန္တရာယ်တို့အကြားတွင် ဝန်ကြီး၏ဘေးအန္တရာယ်က ပိုမိုပြင်းထန်သည်။
Word by Word
स्वामिthe king, the master (sovereign)
स्वामि:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/संबोधन एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
अमात्यminister, high official
अमात्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/संबोधन एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
व्यसनयोःof the two vices/calamities
व्यसनयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन; (यहाँ षष्ठी: ‘of the two calamities/vices’)
अमात्यminister’s
अमात्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
व्यसनम्the minister’s vice/calamity
व्यसनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; (वाक्ये प्रथमा: ‘the minister’s vice/calamity’)
गरीयःmore serious, weightier
गरीयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (गुरु-तरा/गरीयस्)
Formपुं/नपुं; प्रथमा एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)
Entities Mentioned
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svāmin (king)A
amātya (minister)FAQs
Because the ministerial apparatus executes policy, finance, coercion, and security; if that apparatus fails or is compromised, the king’s intent cannot translate into effective rule.