Shloka 48.21Unverified draft

कथं वैश्रवणं देवं सर्वभूतनमस्कृतम् । भ्रातरं व्यपदिश्य त्वमशुभं कर्तुमिच्छसि ।।3.48.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ devaṃ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtamकथं वैश्रवणं देवं सर्वभूतनमस्कृतम्'how is it that, the god Vaiśravaṇa, revered by all beingsinterrogative adverb + accusative + accusative + accusative compound participle
bhrātaraṃ vyapadiśya tvamaśubhaṃ kartumicchasiभ्रातरं व्यपदिश्य त्वमशुभं कर्तुमिच्छसिwhile naming him as your brother, you wish to do evilaccusative + gerund + nominative pronoun + accusative object + infinitive + verb

Reference: 3.48.21 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa