Shloka 72.16Unverified draft

नावज्ञा तत्र कर्तव्या वानरेषु कदाचन । द्विषतां बलमुद्युक्तमापतत्किं स्थितं सदा ।।6.72.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nāvajñā tatra kartavyā vānareṣu kadācanaनावज्ञा तत्र कर्तव्या वानरेषु कदाचनthere must never be any disregard of the monkeysnegation + nominative + adverb + nominative gerundive + locative + adverb
dviṣatāṃ balamudyuktamāpatatkiṃ sthitaṃ sadāद्विषतां बलमुद्युक्तमापतत्किं स्थितं सदा(watch) whether the enemies' army, ever ready, is advancing or standing stillgenitive participle + nominative + nominative participle + nominative participle + interrogative + past participle + adverb

Reference: 6.72.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa