Shloka 12.30Unverified draft

दुःसाक्षीव परे लोके स्वानि मांसानि भक्षयेत् । राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य धर्मचारी महारथः ।।3.12.30।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
duḥsākṣīva pare loke svāni māṃsāni bhakṣayetदुःसाक्षीव परे लोके स्वानि मांसानि भक्षयेत्like a false witness, in the other world, would devour his own fleshnominative adjective + comparison + locative adjective + locative + accusative adjective + object + optative verb
rājā sarvasya lokasya dharmacārī mahārathaḥराजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य धर्मचारी महारथःa king of the whole world, righteous in conduct, a great chariot-warriornominative subject + genitive + adjective + adjective + subject

Reference: 3.12.30 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa