Shloka 75.23Unverified draft

कारयित्वा महत्कर्म भर्ता भृत्यमनर्थकम् । अधर्मो योऽस्य सोऽस्यास्तु यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः ।।2.75.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kārayitvāकारयित्वाhaving caused to be donegerund
mahatkarmaमहत्कर्मa great taskaccusative
bhartāभर्ताa masternominative
bhṛtyamanarthakamभृत्यमनर्थकम्to a servant, in vain, without rewardaccusative + accusative adverb
adharmoअधर्मोthe unrighteousnessnominative
yo'syaयोऽस्यwhich is hisnominative adjective + genitive adjective
so'syāstuसोऽस्यास्तुlet that be hisnominative adjective + genitive adjective + verb, imperative
yasyāryo'numateयस्यार्योऽनुमतेby whose noble consentgenitive adjective + nominative adjective + locative
gataḥगतःwentnominative adjective

Reference: 2.75.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa