Shloka 41.5Unverified draft
कार्ये कर्मणि निर्दिष्टे यो बहून्यपि साधयेत् । पूर्वकार्याविरोधेन स कार्यं कर्तुमर्हति ।।5.41.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kārye karmaṇi nirdiṣṭe yo bahūnyapi sādhayet | कार्ये कर्मणि निर्दिष्टे यो बहून्यपि साधयेत् | he who, when one task is assigned, accomplishes many more | locative + locative + locative participle + relative pronoun + accusative plural adjective + particle + optative verb |
| pūrvakāryāvirodhena sa kāryaṃ kartumarhati | पूर्वकार्याविरोधेन स कार्यं कर्तुमर्हति | without harming the first task, is fit to carry out a mission | instrumental compound + nominative pronoun + accusative + infinitive + verb |
Reference: 5.41.5 · Sundara Kāṇḍa