रामायणम्
Shloka 18.29Unverified draft

अरिः प्राणान्परित्यज्य रक्षितव्यः कृतात्मना । स चेद्भयाद्वा मोहाद्वा कामाद्वाऽपि न रक्षति ।।6.18.29।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ariḥ prāṇānparityajya rakṣitavyaḥ kṛtātmanāअरिः प्राणान्परित्यज्य रक्षितव्यः कृतात्मनाeven an enemy must be protected by a disciplined man, at the cost of his own lifenominative + accusative plural + gerund + nominative gerundive + instrumental compound adjective
sa cedbhayādvā mohādvā kāmādvā'pi na rakṣatiस चेद्भयाद्वा मोहाद्वा कामाद्वाऽपि न रक्षतिif he, from fear, delusion or desire, does not protectnominative pronoun + conjunction + ablative + particle + ablative + particle + ablative + particles + negation + verb

Reference: 6.18.29 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa