एवं ब्रुवत्यां सीतायां रामपल्ल्यां महाबलः। प्रत्युवाचोत्तरं तीव्र रावणो राक्षसाधिपः॥
evaṃ bruvatyāṃ sītāyāṃ rāmapallyāṃ mahābalaḥ| pratyuvācottaraṃ tīvra rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ||
English Meaning
Sītā the wife of Rāma speaking thus, the mighty Lord of Rākşasas-Rävana replied with these harsh words,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)