Verse 17·VR 6.79.17
मकराक्षवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथात्मजः | अब्रवीत्प्रहसम् वाक्यमुत्तरोत्तरवादिनम् || ६-७९-१७
katthase kiM vR^ithaa rakSho bahuunyasadR^ishaani te | na raNe shakyate jetuM vinaa yuddhena vaagbalaat || 6-79-18
Translation
Hearing the words of Makaraksha, Rama the son of Dasaratha laughingly spoke the following words to him, who was still talking further and further (without interruption).
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shrutvaa
hearing
makarakshavachaH
the words of Makaraksha
raamaH
Rama
dasharathaatmajah
the son of Dasaratha
prahasan
laughingly
abraviit
spoke
vaakyam
the following worlds
uttarottaravaadinam
to him who was talking further and further (without interruption).
Chapter context
79
Makaraksha Challenges Rama to Fight with Him
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