Shloka 40.13Unverified draft

औष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम् । धारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः क्षणदाचर ।।3.40.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
auṣṇyaṃ tathā vikramaṃ ca saumyaṃ daṇḍaṃ prasannatāmऔष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम्heat, and likewise valor, gentleness, punishment, and graciousnessaccusative object + adverb + accusative object + conjunction + accusative object + accusative object + accusative object
dhārayanti mahātmāno rājānaḥ kṣaṇadācaraधारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः क्षणदाचरO night-wanderer, great-souled kings bearverb + adjective + nominative subject + vocative

Reference: 3.40.13 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa