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नयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञं परदाराः पराभवम् । इह सन्तो न वा सन्ति सतो वा नानुवर्तसे ।।5.21.9।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nayanti nikṛtiprajñaṃ paradārāḥ parābhavamनयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञं परदाराः पराभवम्wicked-minded, other men's wives lead to ruinverb plural + accusative compound adjective + nominative plural compound + accusative
iha santo na vā santi sato vā nānuvartaseइह सन्तो न वा सन्ति सतो वा नानुवर्तसेeither there are no good people here, or you do not follow the goodadverb + nominative plural participle + negation + particle + verb plural + accusative plural participle + particle + negation + verb

Reference: 5.21.9 · Sundara Kāṇḍa