Shloka 18.21Unverified draft
वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकुशलं ततो मौनमुपागमत् । सुग्रीवस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा रामो विमृश्य च ।।6.18.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vākyajño vākyakuśalaṃ tato maunamupāgamat | वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकुशलं ततो मौनमुपागमत् | skilled in speech, to the one skilled in speech, then fell silent | nominative compound adjective + accusative compound adjective + adverb + accusative + verb |
| sugrīvasya tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā rāmo vimṛśya ca | सुग्रीवस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा रामो विमृश्य च | hearing those words of Sugrīva, Rāma reflected | genitive name + particle + accusative pronoun + accusative + gerund + nominative name + gerund + particle |
Reference: 6.18.21 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa