Shloka 18.13Unverified draft
न वयं तत्कुलीनाश्च राज्यकाङ्क्षी च राक्षसः । पण्डिता हि भविष्यन्ति तस्माद्ग्राह्यो विभीषणः ।।6.18.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na vayaṃ tatkulīnāśca rājyakāṅkṣī ca rākṣasaḥ | न वयं तत्कुलीनाश्च राज्यकाङ्क्षी च राक्षसः | we are not of his family, and the rākṣasa desires the kingdom | negation + nominative plural pronoun + nominative plural compound + particle + nominative compound adjective + particle + nominative |
| paṇḍitā hi bhaviṣyanti tasmādgrāhyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ | पण्डिता हि भविष्यन्ति तस्माद्ग्राह्यो विभीषणः | for rākṣasas are clever; so Vibhīṣaṇa should be accepted | nominative plural + particle + future verb plural + adverb + nominative gerundive + nominative name |
Reference: 6.18.13 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa