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Shloka 79.18Unverified draft

कत्थसे किं वृथा रक्षो बहून्यसदृशानि तु । न रणे शक्यते जेतुं विना युद्धेन वाग्बलात् ।।6.79.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
katthase kiṃ vṛthā rakṣo bahūnyasadṛśāni tuकत्थसे किं वृथा रक्षो बहून्यसदृशानि तुwhy do you boast in vain so many unseemly things, rākṣasaverb + interrogative + adverb + vocative + accusative adjective + accusative adjective + particle
na raṇe śakyate jetuṃ vinā yuddhena vāgbalātन रणे शक्यते जेतुं विना युद्धेन वाग्बलात्one cannot win in battle by strength of words without fightingnegation + locative + passive verb + infinitive + postposition + instrumental + ablative compound

Reference: 6.79.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa