Shloka 7.14Unverified draft
शुचीनामेकबुद्धीनां सर्वेषां सम्प्रजानताम् । नासीत्पुरे वा राष्ट्रे वा मृषावादी नर: क्वचित् ।।1.7.12।।
Meaning
Under these pure, like-minded and discerning ministers, there was no liar anywhere, in the capital or the countryside.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śucīnām | शुचीनाम् | of the pure ones | Genitive plural |
| eka-buddhīnām | एक-बुद्धीनाम् | of those of a single, unified mind | Genitive plural |
| sarveṣām | सर्वेषाम् | of all | Genitive plural |
| samprajānatām | सम्प्रजानताम् | of the discerning, all-knowing ones | Genitive plural |
| na āsit | न आसित् | there was not | Verb (imperfect, negated) |
| pure | पुरे | in the city | Locative singular |
| vā | वा | or | Indeclinable/particle |
| rāṣṭre | राष्ट्रे | in the kingdom | Locative singular |
| vā | वा | or | Indeclinable/particle |
| mṣā-vādī | म्षा-वादी | a speaker of falsehood | Nominative singular |
| nara: | नरः | man | Nominative singular |
| kvacit | क्वचित् | anywhere, at all | Indeclinable/particle |
Reference: 1.7.14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa