Shloka 7.10Unverified draft
कुशला व्यवहारेषु सौहृदेषु परीक्षिता: । प्राप्तकालं तु ते दण्डं धारयेयुस्सुतेष्वपि ।।1.7.8।।
Meaning
Skilled in worldly affairs and well-tested in friendship, they would impose deserved punishment even upon their own sons.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kuśalā: | कुशलाः | skillful ones | Nominative plural |
| vyavahāreṣu | व्यवहारेषु | in transactions, legal dealings | Locative plural |
| sauhṛdeṣu | सौहृदेषु | in friendships | Locative plural |
| parīkṣitā: | परीक्षिताः | tested, proven ones | Nominative plural |
| prāpta-kālam | प्राप्त-कालम् | when the [right] time had come | Accusative (adverbial) |
| tu | तु | indeed | Indeclinable/particle |
| te | ते | they | Nominative plural |
| daṇḍam | दण्डम् | punishment | Accusative singular |
| dhārayeyu: | धारयेयुः | they would impose | Verb (optative) |
| suteṣu api | सुतेषु अपि | even upon [their own] sons | Locative plural |
Reference: 1.7.10 · Bāla Kāṇḍa