Shloka 16.2Unverified draft

वसेत्सह सपत्नेन क्रुद्धेनाशीविषेण वा । न तु मित्रप्रवादेन संवसेच्छत्रुसेविना ।।6.16.2।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vasetsaha sapatnena kruddhenāśīviṣeṇa vāवसेत्सह सपत्नेन क्रुद्धेनाशीविषेण वाone may live with an enemy or with an angry venomous snakeoptative verb + postposition + instrumental + instrumental participle + instrumental + particle
na tu mitrapravādena saṃvasecchatrusevināन तु मित्रप्रवादेन संवसेच्छत्रुसेविनाbut not with one who serves the enemy while called a friendnegation + particle + instrumental compound + optative verb + instrumental compound adjective

Reference: 6.16.2 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa