न वाक्यमात्रेण भवान्प्रधानो | न कत्थनात्सत्पुरुषा भवन्ति | मयि स्थिते धन्विनि बाणपाणौ | विदर्शयस्वात्मबलम् दुरात्मन् || ६-७१-५८
adya te maamakaa baaNaastaptakaa~nchanabhuuShaNaaH | paasyanti rudhiram gaatraadbaaNashalyaantarotthitam || 6-71-62
Translation
"O the evil-minded! Just by uttering mere words, you cannot by a very important person. People cannot become good persons, just by boasting of themselves. You rather show your strength in me, who is standing with an arrow in hand and wielding a bow."
Word by word
duraatman
O the evil minded one!
vaakyamaatrena
just by mere words
bhavaan
you
na
cannot be
pradhaanaH
a very important person
katthanaat
by of boasting themselves
na bhavanti
people cannot become
satpuruShaaH
good persons
nidarshayatva
you show
aatmabalam
your strength
mayi
in me
sthite
who is standing
baaNa paaNau
with an arrow in hand
dhanvini
and wielding a bow.
Chapter context
Lakshmana Kills Atikaya
110 verses · Verse 58 of 110
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