रामायणम्
Shloka 29.11Unverified draft

किं नु मृत्योर्भयं नास्ति वक्तुं मां परुषं वचः । यस्य मे शासतो जिह्वा प्रयच्छति शुभाशुभम् ।।6.29.11।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kiṃ nu mṛtyorbhayaṃ nāsti vaktuṃ māṃ paruṣaṃ vacaḥकिं नु मृत्योर्भयं नास्ति वक्तुं मां परुषं वचःhave you no fear of death, speaking harsh words to meinterrogative + particle + ablative + nominative + negation + verb + infinitive + accusative pronoun + accusative adjective + accusative
yasya me śāsato jihvā prayacchati śubhāśubhamयस्य मे शासतो जिह्वा प्रयच्छति शुभाशुभम्I whose tongue, as I rule, dispenses good and ill?relative genitive pronoun + genitive pronoun + genitive present participle + nominative + verb + accusative compound

Reference: 6.29.11 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa