Shloka 51.17Unverified draft
निष्फलाः खलु संवृत्ताः शराः पावकतेजसः । आदत्तं यैस्तु सङ्ग्रामे रिपूणां मम जीवितम् ।।6.51.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| niṣphalāḥ khalu saṃvṛttāḥ śarāḥ pāvakatejasaḥ | निष्फलाः खलु संवृत्ताः शराः पावकतेजसः | fruitless indeed have the arrows proved, bright as fire | nominative adjective + particle + past participle + nominative + nominative compound adjective |
| ādattaṃ yaistu saṅgrāme ripūṇāṃ mama jīvitam | आदत्तं यैस्तु सङ्ग्रामे रिपूणां मम जीवितम् | by which the life of my enemies was taken in battle | past participle + relative instrumental + particle + locative + genitive + genitive pronoun + nominative |
Reference: 6.51.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa