Shloka 18.4Unverified draft

सुग्रीवस्त्वथ तद्वाक्यमाभाष्य च विमृश्य च । ततः शुभतरं वाक्यमुवाच हरिपुङ्गवः ।।6.18.4।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sugrīvastvatha tadvākyamābhāṣya ca vimṛśya caसुग्रीवस्त्वथ तद्वाक्यमाभाष्य च विमृश्य चthen Sugrīva, having repeated those words and reflectednominative name + particle + adverb + accusative pronoun + accusative + gerund + particle + gerund + particle
tataḥ śubhataraṃ vākyamuvāca haripuṅgavaḥततः शुभतरं वाक्यमुवाच हरिपुङ्गवःthe chief of monkeys then spoke words still betteradverb + accusative comparative + accusative + verb + nominative compound

Reference: 6.18.4 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa