Shloka 12.31Unverified draft

अनुपायेन कर्माणि विपरीतानि यानि च । क्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विव ।।6.12.31।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
anupāyena karmāṇi viparītāni yāni caअनुपायेन कर्माणि विपरीतानि यानि चdeeds done without proper means, and those that are perverseinstrumental + nominative plural + nominative plural adjective + relative pronoun plural + particle
kriyamāṇāni duṣyanti havīṃṣyaprayateṣvivaक्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विवgo bad when done, like oblations offered among the impurepassive present participle plural + verb plural + nominative plural + locative plural adjective + particle

Reference: 6.12.31 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa