Shloka 97.15Unverified draft

न हि ते निष्ठुरं वाच्यो भरतो नाप्रियं वचः । अहं ह्यप्रियमुक्तः स्यां भरतस्याप्रिये कृते ।।2.97.15।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naनnotnegation
hiहिindeedparticle
teतेby youinstrumental
niṣṭhuraṃनिष्ठुरंharshaccusative adjective
vācyoवाच्योis to be spoken ofnominative adjective
bharatoभरतोBharatanominative
nāpriyaṃनाप्रियंnor unpleasantnegation + accusative adjective
vacaḥवचःspeechaccusative
ahaṃअहंInominative
hyapriyamuktaḥह्यप्रियमुक्तःindeed spoken of unpleasantlyparticle + nominative adjective
syāṃस्यांwould beverb, optative
bharatasyāpriyeभरतस्याप्रियेin an unpleasant thing regarding Bharatagenitive + locative adjective
kṛteकृतेdonelocative adjective

Reference: 2.97.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa