Shloka 83.17Unverified draft
यद्यधर्मो भवेद्भूतो रावणो नरकं व्रजेत् । भवांश्च धर्मयुक्तो वै नैवं व्यसनमाप्नुयात् ।।6.83.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadyadharmo bhavedbhūto rāvaṇo narakaṃ vrajet | यद्यधर्मो भवेद्भूतो रावणो नरकं व्रजेत् | if adharma were real, Rāvaṇa would go to hell | conjunction + nominative + optative + past participle + nominative name + accusative + optative |
| bhavāṃśca dharmayukto vai naivaṃ vyasanamāpnuyāt | भवांश्च धर्मयुक्तो वै नैवं व्यसनमाप्नुयात् | and your honour, devoted to dharma, would not meet such calamity | nominative pronoun + conjunction + nominative compound participle + particle + negation + adverb + accusative + optative |
Reference: 6.83.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa