रामायणम्
Shloka 12.6Unverified draft

प्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहिते रतः । सुखेप्सुः सुहृदां मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणः ।।6.12.6।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
prahastasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā rājyahite rataḥप्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहिते रतःhearing Prahasta's words, the king, devoted to the good of the kingdomgenitive name + accusative + gerund + nominative + locative compound + past participle
sukhepsuḥ suhṛdāṃ madhye vyājahāra sa rāvaṇaḥसुखेप्सुः सुहृदां मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणःseeking his own pleasure, Rāvaṇa spoke among his friendsnominative compound adjective + genitive plural + postposition + verb + nominative pronoun + nominative name

Reference: 6.12.6 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa