Shloka 37.7Unverified draft
त्वद्विधः कामवृत्तो हि दुःशीलः पापमन्त्रितः । आत्मानं स्वजनं राष्ट्रं स राजा हन्ति दुर्मतिः ।।3.37.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tvadvidhaḥ kāmavṛtto hi duḥśīlaḥ pāpamantritaḥ | त्वद्विधः कामवृत्तो हि दुःशीलः पापमन्त्रितः | for a king of your sort, acting at will, of bad character, ill-counseled | adjective + adjective + particle + adjective + adjective |
| ātmānaṃ svajanaṃ rāṣṭraṃ sa rājā hanti durmatiḥ | आत्मानं स्वजनं राष्ट्रं स राजा हन्ति दुर्मतिः | that evil-minded king destroys himself, his own people, and his kingdom | accusative object + accusative object + accusative object + pronoun + nominative subject + verb + adjective |
Reference: 3.37.7 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa