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Chapter 7.172 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

तस्मादनर्हमश्लीलमप्रियं द्रौणिमुक्तवान् मान्यमाचार्यतनयं रूक्षं कापुरुषो यथा

English Translation

For this reason it was that like a mean fellow, he then addressed Ashvatthaman, the son of his preceptor and worthy of his respect in such a vale, cruel, disagreeable and undeserving language.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तस्माद् | अनर्हम् | अश्लीलम् | अप्रियं | द्रौणिम् | उक्तवान्
मान्यम् | आचार्य + तनय | रूक्षं | कापुरुषो | यथा