Shloka 16.7Unverified draft

नाग्निर्नान्यानि शस्त्राणि न नः पाशा भयावहाः । घोराः स्वार्थप्रयुक्तास्तु ज्ञातयो नो भयावहाः ।।6.16.7।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nāgnirnānyāni śastrāṇi na naḥ pāśā bhayāvahāḥनाग्निर्नान्यानि शस्त्राणि न नः पाशा भयावहाः'neither fire nor other weapons nor nooses frighten usnegation + nominative + negation + nominative plural adjective + nominative plural + negation + genitive plural pronoun + nominative plural + nominative plural compound adjective
ghorāḥ svārthaprayuktāstu jñātayo no bhayāvahāḥघोराः स्वार्थप्रयुक्तास्तु ज्ञातयो नो भयावहाःbut our dreadful, self-seeking kinsmen bring us dangernominative plural adjective + nominative plural compound participle + particle + nominative plural + genitive plural pronoun + nominative plural compound adjective

Reference: 6.16.7 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa