Shloka 29.17Unverified draft

विक्रान्ता बलवन्तो वा ये भवन्ति नरर्षभाः । कथयन्ति न ते किञ्चित्तेजसा स्वेन गर्विताः ।।3.29.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vikrāntā balavanto vā ye bhavanti nararṣabhāḥविक्रान्ता बलवन्तो वा ये भवन्ति नरर्षभाःthose bulls among men who are valiant and strongadjective + adjective + particle + relative pronoun + verb + nominative subject
kathayanti na te kiñcittejasā svena garvitāḥकथयन्ति न ते किञ्चित्तेजसा स्वेन गर्विताःproud with their own splendor, they do not speak anything (boastful)verb + particle + pronoun + pronoun + instrumental + instrumental adjective + adjective

Reference: 3.29.17 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa