Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 5

Chapter 237 — Rāma’s Teaching on Nīti (रामोक्तनीतिः)

Devanagari script

प्रभावः शुचिता मैत्री त्यागः सत्यं कृतज्ञता कुलं शीलं समश्चेति गुणाः सम्पत्तिहेतवः

Transliteration

prabhāvaḥ śucitā maitrī tyāgaḥ satyaṃ kṛtajñatā kulaṃ śīlaṃ samaśceti guṇāḥ sampattihetavaḥ

Translation

اثر و نفوذ، پاکیزگی، دوستی، ایثار، صدق، شکرگزاری، نیک نسب، حسنِ سیرت اور اعتدال—یہ اوصاف خوشحالی کے اسباب ہیں۔

Word by Word

• prabhāvaḥ: influence, dignity
• prabhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śucitā: purity
• śucitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śucitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• maitrī: friendliness
• maitrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tyāgaḥ: renunciation, generosity
• tyāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tyāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtajñatā: gratitude
• kṛtajñatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtajñatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kulam: family, lineage
• kulam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śīlam: good conduct, character
• śīlam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• samaḥ: equanimity
• samaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/particle (इति-प्रयोगः, अव्यय)

• guṇāḥ: qualities
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sampatti-hetavaḥ: causes of prosperity
• sampatti-hetavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sampatti (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संपत्तेः हेतवः = causes of prosperity)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s didactic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: vīra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: समश्चेति = समः + च + इति; सम्पत्तिहेतवः = सम्पत्ति + हेतवः (समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It conveys Nīti-śāstra guidance: prosperity is practically secured by cultivating influence, purity, friendliness, generosity, truthfulness, gratitude, good lineage/reputation, good conduct, and equanimity.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Alongside rituals, cosmology, and specialized sciences, the Agni Purana also compiles statecraft and ethics; this verse is a compact list of prosperity-producing virtues within its Rajadharma/Nīti material.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

These qualities are dharmic dispositions that purify intention and action; by reducing deceit, impurity, and hostility, they generate favorable karma and stable, righteous prosperity.