Shloka 20.18Unverified draft
न दूतान्घ्नन्ति काकुत्स्थ वार्यन्तां साधु वानराः । यस्तु हित्वा मतं भर्तुः स्वमतं सम्प्रभाषते ।।6.20.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na dūtānghnanti kākutstha vāryantāṃ sādhu vānarāḥ | न दूतान्घ्नन्ति काकुत्स्थ वार्यन्तां साधु वानराः | 'envoys are not killed, Kākutstha; let the monkeys be properly restrained | negation + accusative plural + verb plural + vocative name + passive imperative plural + adverb + nominative plural |
| yastu hitvā mataṃ bhartuḥ svamataṃ samprabhāṣate | यस्तु हित्वा मतं भर्तुः स्वमतं सम्प्रभाषते | but he who, abandoning his master's view, speaks his own | relative pronoun + particle + gerund + accusative + genitive + accusative compound + verb |
Reference: 6.20.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa