एवमुक्तो महातेजा मारीचेन स रावणः। ततः पश्चादिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद् वाक्यकोविदः॥
evamukto mahātejā mārīcena sa rāvaṇaḥ| tataḥ paścādidaṃ vākyamabravīd vākyakovidaḥ||
English Meaning
Thus addressed by Mārica, the highly energetic Ravana, versed in speech, said.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)