Shloka 16.5Unverified draft

नित्यमन्योन्यसंहृष्टा व्यसनेष्वाततायिनः । प्रच्छन्नहृदया घोरा ज्ञातयस्तु भयावहाः ।।6.16.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nityamanyonyasaṃhṛṣṭā vyasaneṣvātatāyinaḥनित्यमन्योन्यसंहृष्टा व्यसनेष्वाततायिनःalways delighting in each other's troubles, ready to strike in misfortuneadverb + nominative plural compound participle + locative plural + nominative plural
pracchannahṛdayā ghorā jñātayastu bhayāvahāḥप्रच्छन्नहृदया घोरा ज्ञातयस्तु भयावहाःwith hidden hearts, dreadful, kinsmen bring dangernominative plural compound adjective + nominative plural adjective + nominative plural + particle + nominative plural compound adjective

Reference: 6.16.5 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa