Shloka 16.19Unverified draft

इदं तु परुषं वाक्यं न क्षमाम्यनृतं तव । सुनीतं हितकामेन वाक्यमुक्तं दशानन ।।6.16.19।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
idaṃ tu paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ na kṣamāmyanṛtaṃ tavaइदं तु परुषं वाक्यं न क्षमाम्यनृतं तवbut these harsh, untrue words of yours I will not bearaccusative pronoun + particle + accusative adjective + accusative + negation + verb + accusative adjective + genitive pronoun
sunītaṃ hitakāmena vākyamuktaṃ daśānanaसुनीतं हितकामेन वाक्यमुक्तं दशाननwell-reasoned words spoken by one who wishes you well, ten-faced onenominative participle + instrumental compound adjective + nominative + past participle + vocative compound

Reference: 6.16.19 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa