Shloka 21.15Unverified draft
असामर्थ्यं फलन्त्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः । आत्मप्रशंसिनं दुष्टं धृष्टं विपरिधावकम् ।।6.21.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asāmarthyaṃ phalantyete nirguṇeṣu satāṃ guṇāḥ | असामर्थ्यं फलन्त्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः | these virtues of the good bear only the fruit of seeming weakness among the worthless | accusative + verb plural + nominative plural pronoun + locative plural adjective + genitive plural + nominative plural |
| ātmapraśaṃsinaṃ duṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ viparidhāvakam | आत्मप्रशंसिनं दुष्टं धृष्टं विपरिधावकम् | the self-praising, wicked, brazen one who runs about everywhere | accusative compound adjective + accusative participles + accusative agent noun |
Reference: 6.21.15 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa