Shloka 1.9Unverified draft
नियुक्तो यः परं कार्यं न कुर्यान्नृपतेः प्रियम् । भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम् ।।6.1.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| niyukto yaḥ paraṃ kāryaṃ na kuryānnṛpateḥ priyam | नियुक्तो यः परं कार्यं न कुर्यान्नृपतेः प्रियम् | the servant who, given a task, does it but does nothing further to please the king | past participle + relative pronoun + accusative adjective + accusative + negation + optative verb + genitive + accusative |
| bhṛtyo yuktaḥ samarthaśca tamāhurmadhyamaṃ naram | भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम् | though fit and able, they call a middling man | nominative + past participle + nominative adjective + particle + accusative pronoun + verb plural + accusative adjective + accusative |
Reference: 6.1.9 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa