Shloka 1.8Unverified draft
यो हि भृत्यो नियुक्तः सन् भर्त्रा कर्मणि दुष्करे । कुर्यात्तदनुरागेण तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ।।6.1.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo hi bhṛtyo niyuktaḥ san bhartrā karmaṇi duṣkare | यो हि भृत्यो नियुक्तः सन् भर्त्रा कर्मणि दुष्करे | the servant who, set by his master to a hard task | relative pronoun + particle + nominative + past participle + present participle + instrumental + locative + locative adjective |
| kuryāttadanurāgeṇa tamāhuḥ puruṣottamam | कुर्यात्तदनुरागेण तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम् | does it with devotion, they call the best of men | optative verb + instrumental compound + accusative pronoun + verb plural + accusative compound |
Reference: 6.1.8 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa