त्रिकूटस्थः स तु तदा दशग्रीवो निशाचरः॥ प्रेषयामास दौत्येन प्रहस्तं वाक्यकोविदः।
trikūṭasthaḥ sa tu tadā daśagrīvo niśācaraḥ|| preṣayāmāsa dautyena prahastaṃ vākyakovidaḥ|
English Meaning
Arriving at Trikuta, that one skilled in speechthe night-ranger, Ravana-sent Prahasta in the ca vacity of an ambassador:
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)