Shloka 17.47Unverified draft

ततो मैन्दस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य नयापनयकोविदः । वाक्यं वचनसम्पन्नो बभाषे हेतुमत्तरम् ।।6.17.47।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tato maindastu samprekṣya nayāpanayakovidaḥततो मैन्दस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य नयापनयकोविदःthen Mainda, skilled in good and bad policy, reflectingadverb + nominative name + particle + gerund + nominative compound adjective
vākyaṃ vacanasampanno babhāṣe hetumattaramवाक्यं वचनसम्पन्नो बभाषे हेतुमत्तरम्eloquent, spoke words more strongly reasonedaccusative + nominative compound participle + verb + accusative comparative

Reference: 6.17.47 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa