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Mahabharata
Sabhākriyā-parva (Nārada's Questions on the Duty of a King (Rājadharma))2.5.13–14
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Mahabharata · 2.5.13–14
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Нарада

Devanāgarī

कच्चित् प्रकृतयः षट् ते न लुप्ता भरतर्षभ ॥
आढ्यास् तथाव्यसनिनः स्वनुरक्ताश् च सर्वशः ॥
कच्चिन् न तर्कैर् दूतैर् वा ये चाप्य् अपरिशङ्किताः ॥
त्वत्तो वा तव वामात्यैर् भिद्यते जातु मन्त्रितम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaccit prakṛtayaḥ ṣaṭ te na luptā bharatarṣabha ||
āḍhyās tathāvyasaninaḥ svanuraktāś ca sarvaśaḥ ||
kaccin na tarkair dūtair vā ye cāpy apariśaṅkitāḥ ||
tvatto vā tava vāmātyair bhidyate jātu mantritam ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कच्चित् प्रकृतयः षट् ते न लुप्ताः भरत-ऋषभkaccit prakṛtayaḥ ṣaṭ te na luptāḥ bharata-ṛṣabhaI hope the six pillars [of your kingdom] are not lost to you, O bull among the Bharatas,
आढ्याः तथा अव्यसनिनः सु-अनुरक्ताः च सर्वशःāḍhyāḥ tathā avyasaninaḥ su-anuraktāḥ ca sarvaśaḥbut are prosperous, free from vices, and devoted in every way;
कच्चित् न तर्कैः दूतैः वा ये च अपि अपरिशङ्किताःkaccit na tarkaiḥ dūtaiḥ vā ye ca api apariśaṅkitāḥI hope that neither by conjecture, nor by messengers, nor by those beyond suspicion,
त्वत्तः वा तव वा अमात्यैः भिद्यते जातु मन्त्रितम्tvattaḥ vā tava vā amātyaiḥ bhidyate jātu mantritamis what has been counseled ever betrayed, by you or by your counselors?
लुप्ताluptāoriginal form "luptā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतर्षभbharatarṣabhaoriginal form "bharatarṣabha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आढ्यास्āḍhyāsoriginal form "āḍhyās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाव्यसनिनःtathāvyasaninaḥoriginal form "tathāvyasaninaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वनुरक्ताश्svanuraktāśoriginal form "svanuraktāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिन्kaccinoriginal form "kaccin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तर्कैर्tarkairoriginal form "tarkair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दूतैर्dūtairoriginal form "dūtair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्य्cāpyoriginal form "cāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वत्तोtvattooriginal form "tvatto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वामात्यैर्vāmātyairoriginal form "vāmātyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"I hope the six pillars [of your kingdom] are not lost, O bull among the Bharatas, but are prosperous, free of vices, and wholly devoted? I hope that neither through conjecture, nor through messengers, nor through those beyond suspicion, nor by you, nor by your counselors, is the design [of the council] ever betrayed?"

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