Shloka 83.22Unverified draft
वध्यन्ते पापकर्माणो यद्यधर्मेण राघव । वधकर्महतोऽधर्मः स हतः कं वधिष्यति ।।6.83.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vadhyante pāpakarmāṇo yadyadharmeṇa rāghava | वध्यन्ते पापकर्माणो यद्यधर्मेण राघव | if evil-doers are slain by adharma, Rāghava | passive verb + nominative compound adjective + conjunction + instrumental + vocative name |
| vadhakarmahato'dharmaḥ sa hataḥ kaṃ vadhiṣyati | वधकर्महतोऽधर्मः स हतः कं वधिष्यति | then adharma, struck down by the act of killing, being itself slain, whom will it slay | nominative compound participle + nominative + nominative pronoun + past participle + accusative interrogative + future |
Reference: 6.83.22 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa