Shloka 17.48Unverified draft
वचनं नाम तस्यैष रावणस्य विभीषणः । पृच्छ्यतां मधुरेणायं शनैर्नरवरेश्वर ।।6.17.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vacanaṃ nāma tasyaiṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ | वचनं नाम तस्यैष रावणस्य विभीषणः | 'this Vibhīṣaṇa is the brother of that Rāvaṇa, in name | accusative + adverb + genitive pronoun + nominative pronoun + genitive name + nominative name |
| pṛcchyatāṃ madhureṇāyaṃ śanairnaravareśvara | पृच्छ्यतां मधुरेणायं शनैर्नरवरेश्वर | let him be questioned gently and slowly, lord of the best of men | passive imperative + instrumental + nominative pronoun + adverb + vocative compound |
Reference: 6.17.48 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa