Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.39

ततो ज्ञातिवधं श्रुत्वा रावणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः।॥ सहायं वरयामास मारीचं नाम राक्षसम्।

tato jñātivadhaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ||| sahāyaṃ varayāmāsa mārīcaṃ nāma rākṣasam|

English Meaning

Having learnt of the destruction of his relatives, Rāvaņa wrought into frenzy by anger, sought the help of a Rākşasa named Mārīca.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)