Shloka 14.22Unverified draft
परस्य वीर्यं स्वबलं च बुद्ध्वा स्थानं क्षयं चैव तथैव वृद्धिम् । तथा स्वपक्षेऽप्यनुमृश्य बुद्ध्या वदेत्क्षमं स्वामिहितं च मन्त्री ।।6.14.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| parasya vīryaṃ svabalaṃ ca buddhvā sthānaṃ kṣayaṃ caiva tathaiva vṛddhim | परस्य वीर्यं स्वबलं च बुद्ध्वा स्थानं क्षयं चैव तथैव वृद्धिम् | knowing the enemy's valour and his own strength, stability, decline and growth | genitive + accusative + accusative compound + particle + gerund + accusative + accusative + particles + adverb + particle + accusative |
| tathā svapakṣe'pyanumṛśya buddhyā vadetkṣamaṃ svāmihitaṃ ca mantrī | तथा स्वपक्षेऽप्यनुमृश्य बुद्ध्या वदेत्क्षमं स्वामिहितं च मन्त्री | and weighing them in his own side too with his intellect, a minister should say what is fit and good for his master' | adverb + locative compound + particle + gerund + instrumental + optative verb + accusative adjective + accusative compound + particle + nominative |
Reference: 6.14.22 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa