Shloka 40.26Unverified draft
न चेत् करोषि मारीच हन्मि त्वामहमद्य वै । एतत्कार्यमवश्यं मे बलादपि करिष्यसि । राज्ञो हि प्रतिकूलस्थो न जातु सुखमेधते ।।3.40.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na cet karoṣi mārīca hanmi tvāmahamadya vai | न चेत् करोषि मारीच हन्मि त्वामहमद्य वै | O Mārīca, if you do not do (this), I shall indeed slay you this very day | particle + conditional + verb + vocative + verb + accusative pronoun + pronoun + adverb + particle |
| etatkāryamavaśyaṃ me balādapi kariṣyasi | एतत्कार्यमवश्यं मे बलादपि करिष्यसि | you will necessarily do this task for me, even by force | accusative object + adverb + genitive pronoun + ablative + particle + verb |
| rājño hi pratikūlastho na jātu sukhamedhate | राज्ञो हि प्रतिकूलस्थो न जातु सुखमेधते | for one who stands opposed to a king never at all flourishes in happiness | genitive + particle + adjective + particle + adverb + verb |
Reference: 3.40.26 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa