यथावृत्तं तु विज्ञाय दशग्रीवं धनेश्वरः। कुलानुरूपं धर्मज्ञो वृत्तं संस्मृत्य चात्मनः॥ सौभ्रात्रदर्शनार्थं तु दूतं वैश्रवणस्तदा। लङ्कां संप्रेषयामास दशग्रीवस्य वै हितम्॥
yathāvṛttaṃ tu vijñāya daśagrīvaṃ dhaneśvaraḥ| kulānurūpaṃ dharmajño vṛttaṃ saṃsmṛtya cātmanaḥ|| saubhrātradarśanārthaṃ tu dūtaṃ vaiśravaṇastadā| laṅkāṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa daśagrīvasya vai hitam||
English Meaning
Hearing of the doings of Dasagrīva,* and remembering his conduct chiming in with his race, the righteous lord of riches Vaisravanashowing his fraternal affection, despatched a messenger to Lankā, seeking the welfare of Dasagriva. *Ten-necked.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)