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Chapter 12.220 - Verse 22

Sanskrit Text

अशक्तः पूर्वमासीस्त्वं कथंचिच्छक्ततां गतः कस्त्वदन्य इमा वाचः सुक्रूरा वक्तुमर्हति

English Translation

Formerly, however, you could not behave so. Now you have somehow gained that power. Indeed, who else save you could give vent to such cruel words?

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अशक्तः | पूर्वम् | अस् + त्वद् | कथंचिद् + शक् + ता | गतः
क + त्वद् | अन्य | इमा | वाचः | सु + क्रूर | वक्तुम् | अर्हति