रामायणम्
Shloka 16.11Unverified draft

यथा पुष्करपर्णेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवः । न श्लेषमुपगच्छन्ति तथाऽनार्येषु सौहृदम् ।।6.16.11।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yathā puṣkaraparṇeṣu patitāstoyabindavaḥयथा पुष्करपर्णेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवःas drops of water fallen on lotus leavesparticle + locative plural compound + past participle plural + nominative plural compound
na śleṣamupagacchanti tathā'nāryeṣu sauhṛdamन श्लेषमुपगच्छन्ति तथाऽनार्येषु सौहृदम्do not cling, so is friendship with the ignoblenegation + accusative + verb plural + adverb + locative plural adjective + nominative

Reference: 6.16.11 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa