Shloka 52.13Unverified draft
प्रसीद लङ्केश्वर राक्षसेन्द्र धर्मार्थयुक्तं वचनं शृणुष्व । दूता न वध्याः समयेषु राजन्सर्वेषु सर्वत्र वदन्ति सन्तः ।।5.52.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prasīda laṅkeśvara rākṣasendra dharmārthayuktaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇuṣva | प्रसीद लङ्केश्वर राक्षसेन्द्र धर्मार्थयुक्तं वचनं शृणुष्व | 'be gracious, lord of Laṅkā, lord of rākṣasas; hear words of dharma and good sense | imperative + vocative compound + vocative compound + accusative compound participle + accusative + imperative |
| dūtā na vadhyāḥ samayeṣu rājansarveṣu sarvatra vadanti santaḥ | दूता न वध्याः समयेषु राजन्सर्वेषु सर्वत्र वदन्ति सन्तः | envoys are not to be killed under any rule, anywhere, king: so the good say | nominative plural + negation + nominative plural gerundive + locative plural + vocative + locative plural adjective + adverb + verb plural + nominative plural participle |
Reference: 5.52.13 · Sundara Kāṇḍa