Shloka 21.3Unverified draft

भक्ताश्चैवानुरक्ताश्च हिताश्च मम नित्यशः । घ्नन्तोऽपि न निहन्तव्या न न कुर्युर्वचो मम ।।3.21.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhaktāścaivānuraktāścaभक्ताश्चैवानुरक्ताश्चand devoted, and attachednominative adjective, list
hitāśca mama nityaśaḥहिताश्च मम नित्यशःand always well-disposed toward menominative adjective + genitive pronoun + adverb
ghnanto'pi na nihantavyāघ्नन्तोऽपि न निहन्तव्याeven while being slain, are not to be (further) slain (i.e., would not disobey)nominative adjective + particle + particle + gerundive
na na kuryurvaco mamaन न कुर्युर्वचो ममthey would never fail to do my wordparticle + particle + optative verb + accusative object + genitive pronoun

Reference: 3.21.3 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa