Shloka 21.14Unverified draft

अवलेपः समुद्रस्य न दर्शयति यत्स्वयम् । प्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिता ।।6.21.14।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
avalepaḥ samudrasya na darśayati yatsvayamअवलेपः समुद्रस्य न दर्शयति यत्स्वयम्'such is the ocean's arrogance that it does not show itselfnominative + genitive + negation + verb + conjunction + adverb
praśamaśca kṣamā caiva ārjavaṃ priyavāditāप्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिताcalm, forbearance, straightforwardness and gentle speechnominative + particle + nominative + particles + nominative + nominative compound

Reference: 6.21.14 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa