Shloka 96.1Unverified draft

आर्तानां राक्षसीनां तु लङ्कायां वै कुले कुले । रावणः करुणं शब्दं शुश्राव परिदेवितम् ।।6.96.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ārtānāṃ rākṣasīnāṃ tu laṅkāyāṃ vai kule kuleआर्तानां राक्षसीनां तु लङ्कायां वै कुले कुलेof the stricken rākṣasīs in Laṅkā, in house after housegenitive participle + genitive + particle + locative name + particle + locative repeated
rāvaṇaḥ karuṇaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāva paridevitamरावणः करुणं शब्दं शुश्राव परिदेवितम्Rāvaṇa heard the piteous sound of lamentationnominative name + accusative adjective + accusative + verb + accusative

Reference: 6.96.1 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa