Shloka 17.42Unverified draft
यदि दोषो महांस्तस्मिंस्त्यज्यतामविशङ्कितम् । गुणान्वाऽपि बहून् ज्ञात्वा सङ्ग्रहः क्रियतां नृप ।।6.17.42।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi doṣo mahāṃstasmiṃstyajyatāmaviśaṅkitam | यदि दोषो महांस्तस्मिंस्त्यज्यतामविशङ्कितम् | if there is a great fault in him, let him be rejected without hesitation | conjunction + nominative + nominative adjective + locative pronoun + passive imperative + adverb |
| guṇānvā'pi bahūn jñātvā saṅgrahaḥ kriyatāṃ nṛpa | गुणान्वाऽपि बहून् ज्ञात्वा सङ्ग्रहः क्रियतां नृप | or if many virtues are known, let him be accepted, king' | accusative plural + particles + accusative plural adjective + gerund + nominative + passive imperative + vocative |
Reference: 6.17.42 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa