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Shloka 57.11Unverified draft

अवशस्ते निरालम्बः प्रहस्त वशमेष्यति । आपत्संशयिता श्रेयो न तु निःसंशयीकृता ।।6.57.11।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
avaśaste nirālambaḥ prahasta vaśameṣyatiअवशस्ते निरालम्बः प्रहस्त वशमेष्यतिhelpless, without support, will come under your power, O Prahastanominative adjective + genitive pronoun + nominative adjective + vocative name + accusative + future verb
āpatsaṃśayitā śreyo na tu niḥsaṃśayīkṛtāआपत्संशयिता श्रेयो न तु निःसंशयीकृताa danger that is uncertain is better than one made certainnominative compound participle + nominative comparative + negation + particle + nominative compound participle

Reference: 6.57.11 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa