Shloka 53.2Unverified draft

सम्यगुक्तं हि भवता दूतवध्या विगर्हिता । अवश्यं तु वधादन्यः क्रियतामस्य निग्रहः ।।5.53.2।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
samyaguktaṃ hi bhavatā dūtavadhyā vigarhitāसम्यगुक्तं हि भवता दूतवध्या विगर्हिता'you have spoken rightly: killing an envoy is condemnedadverb + past participle + particle + instrumental pronoun + nominative compound + past participle
avaśyaṃ tu vadhādanyaḥ kriyatāmasya nigrahaḥअवश्यं तु वधादन्यः क्रियतामस्य निग्रहःbut some punishment other than death must surely be given himadverb + particle + ablative + nominative adjective + passive imperative + genitive pronoun + nominative

Reference: 5.53.2 · Sundara Kāṇḍa