Shloka 74.23Unverified draft
पूर्वं क्षत्रवधं कृत्वा गतमन्युर्गतज्वर:। क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं भूयो न खल्वस्य चिकीर्षितम्।
Meaning
'Having once already destroyed the Kshatriyas, his fury and fever are surely spent -- it cannot truly be his wish to lay waste to them once more.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pūrvam kṣatra-vadham kṛtvā | पूर्वम् क्षत्र-वधम् कृत्वा | having formerly performed the slaughter of the Kshatriyas | Adverbial / Accusative / Gerund |
| gata-manyuḥ gata-jvaraḥ | गत-मन्युः गत-ज्वरः | his wrath gone, his fever gone | Nominative (x2) |
| kṣatrasya utsādanam bhūyaḥ | क्षत्रस्य उत्सादनम् भूयः | the destruction of the Kshatriyas again | Genitive / Nominative / Adverbial |
| na khalu asya cikīrṣitam | न खलु अस्य चिकीर्षितम् | is surely not desired by him | Negation / Adverbial / Genitive / Nominative |
Reference: 1.74.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa