Shloka 87.20Unverified draft
गुणोऽयं प्रथमो नृणां तन्मे शीलमराक्षसम् । न रमे दारुणेनाहं न चाधर्मेण वै रमे ।।6.87.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| guṇo'yaṃ prathamo nṛṇāṃ tanme śīlamarākṣasam | गुणोऽयं प्रथमो नृणां तन्मे शीलमराक्षसम् | this foremost virtue of men, that is my un-rākṣasa-like nature | nominative + pronoun + nominative adjective + genitive + nominative pronoun + genitive pronoun + nominative + nominative adjective |
| na rame dāruṇenāhaṃ na cādharmeṇa vai rame | न रमे दारुणेनाहं न चाधर्मेण वै रमे | I do not delight in cruelty, nor do I delight in unrighteousness | negation + verb + instrumental adjective + nominative pronoun + negation + conjunction + instrumental + particle + verb |
Reference: 6.87.20 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa