Shloka 16.25Unverified draft

आत्मानं सर्वथा रक्ष पुरीं चेमां सराक्षसाम् । स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सुखी भव मया विना ।।6.16.25।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ātmānaṃ sarvathā rakṣa purīṃ cemāṃ sarākṣasāmआत्मानं सर्वथा रक्ष पुरीं चेमां सराक्षसाम्protect yourself in every way, and this city with its rākṣasasaccusative + adverb + imperative + accusative + particle + accusative pronoun + accusative adjective
svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi sukhī bhava mayā vināस्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सुखी भव मया विनाmay it go well with you; I will go; be happy without menominative + dative pronoun + imperative + future verb + nominative adjective + imperative + instrumental pronoun + postposition

Reference: 6.16.25 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa