Shloka 16.3Unverified draft

जानामि शीलं ज्ञातीनां सर्वलोकेषु राक्षस । हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनां ज्ञातयः सदा ।।6.16.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
jānāmi śīlaṃ jñātīnāṃ sarvalokeṣu rākṣasaजानामि शीलं ज्ञातीनां सर्वलोकेषु राक्षसI know the nature of kinsmen in all the worlds, rākṣasaverb + accusative + genitive plural + locative plural compound + vocative
hṛṣyanti vyasaneṣvete jñātīnāṃ jñātayaḥ sadāहृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनां ज्ञातयः सदाthese kinsmen always rejoice in the misfortunes of their kinverb plural + locative plural + nominative plural pronoun + genitive plural + nominative plural + adverb

Reference: 6.16.3 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa