Shloka 35
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
Devanagari script
कच्चित् सहसैमूर्खाणामेकं क्रीणासि पण्डितम् | पण्डितो हार्थकृच्छेषु कुर्यान्नि:श्रेयसं परम्
Translation
那罗陀说道：“大王啊，你是否宁取一位智者，而不取千百愚人？因为唯有贤明之士，方能在财用困厄之时成就至上的福祉。”
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether? (I hope)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
सहसैःwith thousands
सहसैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
मूर्खाणाम्of fools
मूर्खाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ख
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एकम्one
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
क्रीणासिyou buy / procure
क्रीणासि:
TypeVerb
Rootक्री
FormPresent, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पण्डितम्a learned man
पण्डितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पण्डितःthe learned man
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
अर्थकृच्छेषुin financial difficulties
अर्थकृच्छेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थकृच्छ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
कुर्यात्would do / should do
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नि:श्रेयसम्highest good, welfare
नि:श्रेयसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनि:श्रेयस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परम्supreme
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes