Shloka 4

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

Devanagari script

वक्ता प्रगल्भो मेधावी स्मृतिमान्‌ नयवित्‌ कवि: । परापरविभागज्ञ: प्रमाणकृतनिश्चय:

Transliteration

vaktā pragalbho medhāvī smṛtimān nayavit kaviḥ | parāparavibhāgajñaḥ pramāṇakṛtaniścayaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ସେ ବକ୍ତୃତ୍ୱରେ ପ୍ରଗଲ୍ଭ, ଅଭିବ୍ୟକ୍ତିରେ ନିର୍ଭୀକ, ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ଓ ଦୃଢ଼ ସ୍ମୃତିଶକ୍ତିସମ୍ପନ୍ନ; ନୀତି ଓ ଆଚରଣରେ ନିପୁଣ, ସତ୍ୟ କବି; ଉଚ୍ଚ-ନୀଚର ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଭେଦଜ୍ଞ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରମାଣାଧାରିତ ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷରେ ଅଟଳ।

Word by Word

• वक्ता: speaker, orator
• वक्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रगल्भः: bold, confident
• प्रगल्भः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रगल्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मेधावी: intelligent, wise
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मृतिमान्: possessing memory, mindful
• स्मृतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नयवित्: knower of policy/strategy
• नयवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नयविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कविः: poet, sage
• कविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परापर-विभाग-ज्ञः: knowing the distinction between higher and lower (proper discrimination)
• परापर-विभाग-ज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परापरविभागज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमाण-कृत-निश्चयः: one whose conclusions are made on valid authority/evidence
• प्रमाण-कृत-निश्चयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमाणकृतनिश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana