Sutra 1

Devanagari script

राजा राज्यमिति प्रकृतिसंक्षेपः ॥ कZ_०८.२.०१ ॥

Transliteration

rājā rājyamiti prakṛtisaṃkṣepaḥ

Translation

အကျဉ်းချုပ်အားဖြင့် အစိတ်အပိုင်းများမှာ မင်းနှင့် နိုင်ငံတော် ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• राज्यम्: the state / kingdom (polity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (समाहार/परिभाषा-वाक्ये)

• इति: thus; ‘so called’; marking the definition/statement
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपात; उद्धरण/परिभाषा-समाप्त्यर्थक

• प्रकृति-संक्षेपः: a brief statement/summary of the constituents (of the state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः = प्रकृतेः संक्षेपः

Entities Mentioned

• king
• kingdom
• prakṛti

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FAQs

What is the administrative implication of summarizing prakṛtis as king and kingdom?

Governance is treated as a coupled system: leadership (decision) and the realm/apparatus (implementation and resources).