Shloka 40.8Unverified draft
दोषं गुणं वा सम्पृष्टस्त्वमेवं वक्तुमर्हसि । अपायं वाऽप्युपायं वा कार्यस्यास्य विनिश्चये ।।3.40.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| doṣaṃ guṇaṃ vā sampṛṣṭastvamevaṃ vaktumarhasi | दोषं गुणं वा सम्पृष्टस्त्वमेवं वक्तुमर्हसि | being asked about fault or merit, you ought to speak thus | accusative object + accusative object + conjunction + adjective + pronoun + adverb + infinitive + verb |
| apāyaṃ vā'pyupāyaṃ vā kāryasyāsya viniścaye | अपायं वाऽप्युपायं वा कार्यस्यास्य विनिश्चये | about the disadvantage or the means, in the determination of this matter | accusative object + conjunction + particle + accusative object + conjunction + genitive + genitive pronoun + locative |
Reference: 3.40.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa