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अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिर्निश्चितापि न शोभते । घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः ।।5.2.40।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
arthānarthāntare buddhirniścitāpi na śobhateअर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिर्निश्चितापि न शोभतेa decision on what is right and wrong, though settled, does not prevaillocative compound + nominative + past participle + particle + negation + verb
ghātayanti hi kāryāṇi dūtāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥघातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनःfor messengers who think themselves learned ruin their tasksverb plural + particle + accusative plural + nominative plural + nominative plural compound adjective

Reference: 5.2.40 · Sundara Kāṇḍa