Shloka 12.33Unverified draft

चपलस्य तु कृत्येषु प्रसमीक्ष्याधिकं बलम् । क्षिप्रमन्ये प्रपद्यन्ते क्रौञ्चस्य खमिव द्विजाः ।।6.12.33।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
capalasya tu kṛtyeṣu prasamīkṣyādhikaṃ balamचपलस्य तु कृत्येषु प्रसमीक्ष्याधिकं बलम्seeing that their strength is greater, others in the affairs of a rash mangenitive adjective + particle + locative plural + gerund + accusative adjective + accusative
kṣipramanye prapadyante krauñcasya khamiva dvijāḥक्षिप्रमन्ये प्रपद्यन्ते क्रौञ्चस्य खमिव द्विजाःquickly slip in, as birds into the cleft of Mount Krauñcaadverb + nominative plural adjective + verb plural + genitive name + accusative + particle + nominative plural

Reference: 6.12.33 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa