Shloka 16.4Unverified draft

प्रधानं साधनं वैद्यं धर्मशीलं च राक्षस । ज्ञातयो ह्यवमन्यन्ते शूरं परिभवन्ति च ।।6.16.4।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pradhānaṃ sādhanaṃ vaidyaṃ dharmaśīlaṃ ca rākṣasaप्रधानं साधनं वैद्यं धर्मशीलं च राक्षसthe foremost, the accomplished, the learned, the virtuous, rākṣasaaccusative adjectives + accusative compound adjective + particle + vocative
jñātayo hyavamanyante śūraṃ paribhavanti caज्ञातयो ह्यवमन्यन्ते शूरं परिभवन्ति चkinsmen despise, and they humiliate the brave onenominative plural + particle + verb plural + accusative + verb plural + particle

Reference: 6.16.4 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa