Shloka 9.8Unverified draft

अप्युपायैस्त्रिभिस्तात योऽर्थः प्राप्तुं न शक्यते । तस्य विक्रमकालांस्तान् युक्तानाहुर्मनीषिणः ।।6.9.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
apyupāyaistribhistāta yo'rthaḥ prāptuṃ na śakyateअप्युपायैस्त्रिभिस्तात योऽर्थः प्राप्तुं न शक्यते'a goal, my friend, that cannot be won even by the three meansparticle + instrumental plural + instrumental plural numeral + vocative + relative pronoun + nominative + infinitive + negation + passive verb
tasya vikramakālāṃstān yuktānāhurmanīṣiṇaḥतस्य विक्रमकालांस्तान् युक्तानाहुर्मनीषिणःfor that, the wise speak of these fitting times for valourgenitive pronoun + accusative plural compound + accusative plural pronoun + accusative plural participle + verb plural + nominative plural

Reference: 6.9.8 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa