Shloka 28
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
Devanagari script
कुलीन: शीलसम्पन्नो वाग्मी दक्ष: प्रियंवद: । यथोक्तवादी स्मृतिमान् दूतः स्यात् सप्तभिगुणै:
Translation
بادشاہ کا قاصد شریف النسب، خوش خُلق، فصیح، چالاک، شیریں گفتار، پیغام کو بعینہٖ ادا کرنے والا اور قوی حافظے والا ہو—یعنی ان سات اوصاف سے آراستہ ہو۔
Word by Word
कुलीनःwell-born, of noble family
कुलीनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुलीन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शीलसम्पन्नःendowed with good conduct/character
शीलसम्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशीलसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाग्मीeloquent
वाग्मी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवाग्मिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दक्षःcapable, skillful
दक्षः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियंवदःone who speaks pleasantly
प्रियंवदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियंवद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथोक्तवादीone who speaks exactly as instructed
यथोक्तवादी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयथोक्तवादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्मृतिमान्possessing good memory
स्मृतिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दूतःmessenger, envoy
दूतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सप्तभिःwith seven
सप्तभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
गुणैःqualities, virtues
गुणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes