Shloka 56.18Unverified draft

न शक्या यज्ञमध्यस्था वेदिः स्रुग्भाण्डमण्डिता । द्विजातिमन्त्रपूता च चण्डालेनावमर्दितुम् ।।3.56.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
na śakyā yajñamadhyasthā vediḥ srugbhāṇḍamaṇḍitāन शक्या यज्ञमध्यस्था वेदिः स्रुग्भाण्डमण्डिताthe altar in the midst of a sacrifice, adorned with ladles and vesselsnegation + nominative gerundive + nominative compound adjective + nominative subject + nominative compound participle
dvijātimantrapūtā ca caṇḍālenāvamarditumद्विजातिमन्त्रपूता च चण्डालेनावमर्दितुम्and purified by the mantras of brāhmaṇas, cannot be trampled by an outcastenominative compound participle + particle + instrumental agent + infinitive

Reference: 3.56.18 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa