Verse 8·VR 6.20.8

शार्दूलस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः | उवाच सहसा व्यग्रः सम्प्रधार्यार्थमात्मनः || ६-२०-८ शुकम् नाम तदा रक्षो वाक्यमर्थविदाम् वरम् |

sugriivam bruuhi gatvaashu raajaanam vacanaanmanu || 6-20-9 yathaasa.ndeshamakliibam shalksNayaa parayaa giraa |

Translation

Hearing Shardula's words Ravana the lord of demons was perturbed and immediately determined his cause of action. Then he spoke the following words to a demon by name, Shuka the foremost among those who know their duty.

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shrutvaa

hearing

shaarduulasya

shardula's

vachaH

words

raavaNaH

Ravana

raakshhaseshvaraH

the lord of demons

sahasaa

immediately

vyaaghraH

disturbed

sampradhaarya

determined

aatmaanaH

his

artham

course of action

tadaa

and then

uvaacha

spoke

vaakyam

words

rakshhaH

to a demon

shukam naama

by name Suka

varam

the foremost among

arthavidaam

those who know their duty.

Chapter context

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Ravana Sends Shuka to Sugreeva as an Ambassador

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