Shloka 116.46Unverified draft

लोकहिंसाविहाराणां रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम् । कुर्वतामपि पापानि नैव कार्यमशोभनम् ।।6.116.46।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
lokahiṃsāvihārāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇāmलोकहिंसाविहाराणां रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम्toward rākṣasas who take any form at will, who delight in harming the worldgenitive compound adjective + genitive + genitive compound adjective
kurvatāmapi pāpāni naiva kāryamaśobhanamकुर्वतामपि पापानि नैव कार्यमशोभनम्even while they commit sins, nothing unseemly should be done"'genitive participle + particle + accusative + negation + particle + nominative gerundive + nominative adjective

Reference: 6.116.46 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa