Shloka 18

Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)

Devanagari script

अत ऊर्ध्वममात्यानां परीक्षेत गुणागुणम्‌ । संयतात्मा कृतप्रज्ञो भूतिकामश्न भूमिप:,इसके बाद मनको वशमें रखनेवाला शुद्धबुद्धि और ऐश्वर्यकामी भूपाल अपने मन्त्रियोंक गुण और अवगुणकी परीक्षा करे

Transliteration

ata ūrdhvam amātyānāṁ parīkṣeta guṇāguṇam | saṁyatātmā kṛtaprajño bhūtikāmaś ca bhūmipaḥ ||

Translation

اس کے بعد نفس پر قابو رکھنے والا، ثابت فہم اور سلطنت کی خوشحالی کا خواہاں بادشاہ اپنے وزیروں کے اوصاف و عیوب کی جانچ کرے۔

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• ऊर्ध्वम्: afterwards; further; above
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• अमात्यानाम्: of ministers/counsellors
• अमात्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परीक्षेत: should examine/test
• Type: Verb
• Root: परीक्ष्
• Form: Vidhi-ling (Optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गुण-अगुणम्: merits and demerits
• गुण-अगुणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण + अगुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संयत-आत्मा: self-controlled (one whose self is restrained)
• संयत-आत्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत + आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृत-प्रज्ञः: of purified/settled understanding; wise
• कृत-प्रज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + प्रज्ञा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूति-कामः: desirous of prosperity/power
• भूति-कामः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूति + काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भू-पतिः: king; lord of the earth
• भू-पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• bhūmipaḥ (the king)
• amātyāḥ (ministers)