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Chapter 5.71 - Verse 22

Sanskrit Text

ईषत्कार्यो वधस्तस्य यस्य चारित्रमीदृशम् प्रस्कम्भनप्रतिस्तब्धश्छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः

English Translation

He whose character is of this description can be killed with very little effort like a tree with all its roots cut asunder and standing only on its principal root.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

ईषत् + कृ | वध + तद् | यस्य | चारित्रम् | ईदृशम्
प्रस्कम्भन + प्रतिस्तम्भ् | छिद् + मूल | इव | द्रुमः