January 14, 2011

Sanskrit Wisdom - 43

aham cha tvam cha raajendra lokanaathaavubhaavapi |
bahuveehiraham raajan shashThitatpuroosho bhavaan ||

AhM ca %vaM ca rajaond` laaoknaaqaavauBaavaip a
bahuva`IihrhM rajana\ YaYzI%a%pu$Yaao Bavaana\ aa

Explanation
The beggar declares to the king: “Both of us are Lokanatha. The only difference is that in my case people are my master (when the compound Lokanatha is resolved as “Bahuvrihi”); while the king is the master (ruler) of the people (when the compound is resolved as a 'Shashthitatpurusha).' 

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