Shloka 17.25Unverified draft
प्रकृत्या राक्षसो ह्येष भ्राताऽमित्रस्य वै प्रभो । आगतश्च रिपोः पक्षात्कथमस्मिन्हि विश्वसेत् ।।6.17.25।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prakṛtyā rākṣaso hyeṣa bhrātā'mitrasya vai prabho | प्रकृत्या राक्षसो ह्येष भ्राताऽमित्रस्य वै प्रभो | this one is by nature a rākṣasa, and the brother of our enemy, lord | instrumental + nominative + particle + nominative pronoun + nominative + genitive + particle + vocative |
| āgataśca ripoḥ pakṣātkathamasminhi viśvaset | आगतश्च रिपोः पक्षात्कथमस्मिन्हि विश्वसेत् | and he has come from the enemy's side; how could one trust him? | past participle + particle + genitive + ablative + interrogative + locative pronoun + particle + optative verb |
Reference: 6.17.25 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa