Shloka 63.18Unverified draft

तान्भर्ता मित्रसङ्काशानमित्रान्मन्त्रनिर्णये । व्यवहारेण जानीयात्सचिवानुपसंहितान् ।।6.63.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tānbhartā mitrasaṅkāśānamitrānmantranirṇayeतान्भर्ता मित्रसङ्काशानमित्रान्मन्त्रनिर्णयेthose ministers, enemies looking like friends, in deciding counselaccusative pronoun + nominative + accusative compound adjective + accusative + locative compound
vyavahāreṇa jānīyātsacivānupasaṃhitānव्यवहारेण जानीयात्सचिवानुपसंहितान्a master should recognise by their conduct, the colluding ministersinstrumental + optative verb + accusative + accusative participle

Reference: 6.63.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa