Shloka 18.20Unverified draft

रावणस्य नृशंसस्य भ्राता ह्येष विभीषणः । एवमुक्त्वा रघुश्रेष्ठं सुग्रीवो वाहिनीपतिः ।।6.18.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rāvaṇasya nṛśaṃsasya bhrātā hyeṣa vibhīṣaṇaḥरावणस्य नृशंसस्य भ्राता ह्येष विभीषणःfor this Vibhīṣaṇa is the brother of cruel Rāvaṇa'genitive name + genitive adjective + nominative + particle + nominative pronoun + nominative name
evamuktvā raghuśreṣṭhaṃ sugrīvo vāhinīpatiḥएवमुक्त्वा रघुश्रेष्ठं सुग्रीवो वाहिनीपतिःhaving said this to the best of the Raghus, Sugrīva, lord of the armyadverb + gerund + accusative compound + nominative name + nominative compound

Reference: 6.18.20 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa