Shloka 53.1Unverified draft

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महाबलः । देशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रातुरुत्तरमब्रवीत् ।।5.53.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā daśagrīvo mahābalaḥतस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महाबलःhearing his words, the mighty ten-necked onegenitive pronoun + accusative pronoun + accusative + gerund + nominative compound + nominative compound adjective
deśakālahitaṃ vākyaṃ bhrāturuttaramabravītदेशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रातुरुत्तरमब्रवीत्gave his brother a reply suited to the place and timeaccusative compound adjective + accusative + genitive + accusative + verb

Reference: 5.53.1 · Sundara Kāṇḍa