Shloka 17.39Unverified draft

शत्रोः सकाशात्सम्प्राप्तः सर्वथा शङ्क्य एव हि । विश्वासयोग्यः सहसा न कर्तव्यो विभीषणः ।।6.17.39।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śatroḥ sakāśātsamprāptaḥ sarvathā śaṅkya eva hiशत्रोः सकाशात्सम्प्राप्तः सर्वथा शङ्क्य एव हि'one who comes from the enemy's side must in every way be suspectedgenitive + ablative + past participle + adverb + nominative gerundive + particles
viśvāsayogyaḥ sahasā na kartavyo vibhīṣaṇaḥविश्वासयोग्यः सहसा न कर्तव्यो विभीषणःVibhīṣaṇa should not hastily be made one we trustnominative compound adjective + adverb + negation + nominative gerundive + nominative name

Reference: 6.17.39 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa