Shloka 61.16Unverified draft
न परेणाहृतं भक्ष्यं व्याघ्रः खादितुमिच्चति । एवमेतन्नरव्याघ्रः परलीढं न मन्यते ।।2.61.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| pareṇāhṛtaṃ | परेणाहृतं | brought, taken by another | instrumental + accusative adjective |
| bhakṣyaṃ | भक्ष्यं | food, prey | accusative |
| vyāghraḥ | व्याघ्रः | a tiger | nominative |
| khāditumiccati | खादितुमिच्चति | wishes to eat | infinitive + verb, present |
| evametannaravyāghraḥ | एवमेतन्नरव्याघ्रः | so, this tiger among men | adverb + accusative adjective + nominative |
| paralīḍhaṃ | परलीढं | licked, tasted by another | accusative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| manyate | मन्यते | considers, accepts | verb, present |
Reference: 2.61.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa