राक्षसं मृगरूपेण चरन्तं कामरूपिणम्। निहत्य रामो मारीचं तूर्णं पथि न्यवर्तत॥
rākṣasaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa carantaṃ kāmarūpiṇam| nihatya rāmo mārīcaṃ tūrṇaṃ pathi nyavartata||
English Meaning
Killing the Rākṣasa, Mārīca assuming shapes at will and ranging in the shape of a deer, Rāma vended speedily his way.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)