Shloka 21.3Unverified draft
भक्ताश्चैवानुरक्ताश्च हिताश्च मम नित्यशः । घ्नन्तोऽपि न निहन्तव्या न न कुर्युर्वचो मम ।।3.21.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhaktāścaivānuraktāśca | भक्ताश्चैवानुरक्ताश्च | and devoted, and attached | nominative adjective, list |
| hitāśca mama nityaśaḥ | हिताश्च मम नित्यशः | and always well-disposed toward me | nominative adjective + genitive pronoun + adverb |
| ghnanto'pi na nihantavyā | घ्नन्तोऽपि न निहन्तव्या | even while being slain, are not to be (further) slain (i.e., would not disobey) | nominative adjective + particle + particle + gerundive |
| na na kuryurvaco mama | न न कुर्युर्वचो मम | they would never fail to do my word | particle + particle + optative verb + accusative object + genitive pronoun |
Reference: 3.21.3 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa