प्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहितैषिणः | सुखेप्सुः सुहृदाम् मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणः || ६-६-१२
prahastasya vachaH shrutvaa raajaa raajyahitaiShiNaH | sukhepsuH suhR^idaam madhye vyaajahaara sa raavaNaH || 6-6-12
Translation
Hearing the words of Prahasta, who wished the welfare of the kingdom, king Ravana, with a desire to obtain happiness, spoke in the desire midst of his friends as follows:
Word by word
saH
that
raavaNaH
Ravana
raajaa
the king
shrutvaa
hearing
vachaH
the words
prahastasya
of Prahasta
raajya hitaishhiNaH
who wished the welfare of the kingdom
sukhepsuH
being desirous of obtaining happiness
vyaajahara
spoke (as follows)
madhye
in the middle
suhR^idaam
of his friends.
Chapter context
Ravana Instructs Prahasta to Defend Lanka
37 verses · Verse 6 of 37
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