Shloka 17.49Unverified draft

भावमस्य तु विज्ञाय ततस्तत्त्वं करिष्यसि । यदि दुष्टो न दुष्टो वा बुद्धिपूर्वं नरर्षभ ।।6.17.49।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhāvamasya tu vijñāya tatastattvaṃ kariṣyasiभावमस्य तु विज्ञाय ततस्तत्त्वं करिष्यसिand having learned his intent, you will then do what is rightaccusative + genitive pronoun + particle + gerund + adverb + accusative + future verb
yadi duṣṭo na duṣṭo vā buddhipūrvaṃ nararṣabhaयदि दुष्टो न दुष्टो वा बुद्धिपूर्वं नरर्षभdeliberately, whether he is wicked or not, bull among men'conjunction + past participle + negation + past participle + particle + adverb + vocative compound

Reference: 6.17.49 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa