Shloka 21.10Unverified draft

तथा हि विपरीता ते बुद्धिराचारवर्जिता । वचो मिथ्याप्रणीतात्मा पथ्यमुक्तं विचक्षणैः ।।5.21.10।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tathā hi viparītā te buddhirācāravarjitāतथा हि विपरीता ते बुद्धिराचारवर्जिताfor so your mind is perverse, devoid of right conductadverb + particle + nominative participle + genitive pronoun + nominative + nominative compound participle
vaco mithyāpraṇītātmā pathyamuktaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥवचो मिथ्याप्रणीतात्मा पथ्यमुक्तं विचक्षणैःyour mind set on falsehood, you reject the wholesome words spoken by the wiseaccusative + nominative compound adjective + accusative adjective + past participle + instrumental plural

Reference: 5.21.10 · Sundara Kāṇḍa