Shloka 65.1Unverified draft

स तथोक्तस्तु निर्भर्त्स्य कुम्भकर्णो महोदरम् । अब्रवीद्राक्षसश्रेष्ठं भ्रातरं रावणं ततः ।।6.65.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sa tathoktastu nirbhartsya kumbhakarṇo mahodaramस तथोक्तस्तु निर्भर्त्स्य कुम्भकर्णो महोदरम्thus addressed, Kumbhakarṇa, rebuking Mahodaranominative pronoun + adverb + past participle + particle + gerund + nominative name + accusative name
abravīdrākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ rāvaṇaṃ tataḥअब्रवीद्राक्षसश्रेष्ठं भ्रातरं रावणं ततःthen spoke to his brother Rāvaṇa, the best of rākṣasasverb + accusative compound + accusative + accusative name + adverb

Reference: 6.65.1 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa