Shloka 18.28Unverified draft
न हन्यादानृशंस्यार्थमपि शत्रुं परन्तप । आर्तो वा यदि वा दृप्तः परेषां शरणागतः ।।6.18.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na hanyādānṛśaṃsyārthamapi śatruṃ parantapa | न हन्यादानृशंस्यार्थमपि शत्रुं परन्तप | one should not kill, out of mercy, even if he is an enemy, scorcher of foes | negation + optative verb + adverb + particle + accusative + vocative compound |
| ārto vā yadi vā dṛptaḥ pareṣāṃ śaraṇāgataḥ | आर्तो वा यदि वा दृप्तः परेषां शरणागतः | whether afflicted or proud, one who has sought refuge from others | nominative participle + particle + conjunction + particle + past participle + genitive plural + nominative compound participle |
Reference: 6.18.28 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa