Shloka 17.21Unverified draft

अन्तर्धानगता ह्येते राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः । शूराश्च निकृतिज्ञाश्च तेषु जातु न विश्वसेत् ।।6.17.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
antardhānagatā hyete rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥअन्तर्धानगता ह्येते राक्षसाः कामरूपिणःfor these rākṣasas can vanish and take any form at willnominative plural compound participle + particle + nominative plural pronoun + nominative plural + nominative plural compound adjective
śūrāśca nikṛtijñāśca teṣu jātu na viśvasetशूराश्च निकृतिज्ञाश्च तेषु जातु न विश्वसेत्they are brave and know trickery; one should never trust themnominative plural + particle + nominative plural compound adjective + particle + locative plural pronoun + adverb + negation + optative verb

Reference: 6.17.21 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa