Shloka 11
Book 12, Chapter 93 — Vāmadeva’s Counsel to King Vasumanā on Dharmic Kingship (धर्मप्रधान-राजधर्मोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
अथाददान: कल्याणमनसूयुर्जितिन्द्रिय: । वर्धते मतिमान् राजा स्रोतोभिरिव सागर:,परंतु जो कल्याणकारी गुणोंको ग्रहण करनेवाला, अनिन्दक, जितेन्द्रिय और बुद्धिमान् होता है, वह राजा उसी प्रकार वृद्धिको प्राप्त होता है, जैसे नदियोंके प्रवाहसे समुद्र
Transliteration
athādadānaḥ kalyāṇam anasūyur jitendriyaḥ | vardhate matimān rājā srotobhir iva sāgaraḥ ||
Translation
కానీ కల్యాణకరమైన గుణాలను స్వీకరించే, అసూయలేని, ఇంద్రియజయుడు, బుద్ధిమంతుడైన రాజు—నదుల ప్రవాహాలతో సముద్రం పెరిగినట్లే—వృద్ధిని పొందుతాడు।
Word by Word
अथthen/thereupon
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
आददानःtaking/accepting
आददानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ + √दा (ददाति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
कल्याणम्good/benefit/auspiciousness
कल्याणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनसूयुःnon-envious; not fault-finding
अनसूयुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनसूयु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितेन्द्रियःself-controlled (having conquered the senses)
जितेन्द्रियः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितेन्द्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वर्धतेgrows/prospers
वर्धते:
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते)
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
मतिमान्intelligent; wise
मतिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्रोतःभिःby streams/currents
स्रोतःभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्रोतस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सागरःocean/sea
सागरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वामदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāmadevaR
rājā (the king)S
sāgara (ocean)S
srotas (streams/rivers)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes