Shloka 40.3Unverified draft

यत्किलैतदयुक्तार्थं मारीच मयि कथ्यते । वाक्यं निष्फलमत्यर्थमुप्तं बीजमिवोषरे ।।3.40.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yatkilaitadayuktārthaṃ mārīca mayi kathyateयत्किलैतदयुक्तार्थं मारीच मयि कथ्यतेO Mārīca, this word of improper meaning which is indeed spoken to merelative pronoun + particle + accusative adjective + vocative + locative pronoun + verb
vākyaṃ niṣphalamatyarthamuptaṃ bījamivoṣareवाक्यं निष्फलमत्यर्थमुप्तं बीजमिवोषरेis exceedingly fruitless, like seed sown in barren soilnominative subject + adjective + adverb + adjective + comparison + locative

Reference: 3.40.3 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa