Shloka 8.12Unverified draft

इदं ममापरं वाक्यं शृणु राजन् यदीच्छसि । उपायकुशलो ह्येवं जयेच्छत्रूनतन्द्रितः ।।6.8.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
idaṃ mamāparaṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇu rājan yadīcchasiइदं ममापरं वाक्यं शृणु राजन् यदीच्छसिhear another proposal of mine, king, if you wishaccusative pronoun + genitive pronoun + accusative adjective + accusative + imperative + vocative + conjunction + verb
upāyakuśalo hyevaṃ jayecchatrūnatandritaḥउपायकुशलो ह्येवं जयेच्छत्रूनतन्द्रितःfor one skilled in stratagem and unwearied would thus conquer his enemiesnominative compound adjective + particle + adverb + optative verb + accusative plural + nominative adjective

Reference: 6.8.12 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa