Shloka 17.60Unverified draft

पृच्छ्यमानो विशङ्केत सहसा बुद्धिमान्वचः । तत्र मित्रं प्रदुष्येत मिथ्या पृष्टं सुखागतम् ।।6.17.60।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pṛcchyamāno viśaṅketa sahasā buddhimānvacaḥपृच्छ्यमानो विशङ्केत सहसा बुद्धिमान्वचःa wise man, suddenly questioned, would suspect the wordspassive present participle + optative verb + adverb + nominative adjective + accusative
tatra mitraṃ praduṣyeta mithyā pṛṣṭaṃ sukhāgatamतत्र मित्रं प्रदुष्येत मिथ्या पृष्टं सुखागतम्then a friend who had come in good faith, falsely questioned, would turn hostileadverb + nominative + optative verb + adverb + nominative participle + nominative compound participle

Reference: 6.17.60 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa