तेन वध्योऽहमाज्ञप्तो रक्षसा रौद्रकर्मणा। मत्प्रभावमविज्ञाय रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥
tena vadhyo'hamājñapto rakṣasā raudrakarmaṇā| matprabhāvamavijñāya rāvaṇena durātmanā ||
English Meaning
And the vicious-souled demon-Rāvana, of terrible deeds, ordered for my destruction, not knowing my prowess.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)