ततो मरुत्तो नृपतिः को भवानित्युवाच तम्। अवहासं ततो मुक्त्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ अकुतूहलभावेन प्रीतोऽस्मि तव पार्थिव. धनदस्यानुजं यो मां नावगच्छसि रावणम्॥
tato marutto nṛpatiḥ ko bhavānityuvāca tam| avahāsaṃ tato muktvā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt|| akutūhalabhāvena prīto'smi tava pārthiva. dhanadasyānujaṃ yo māṃ nāvagacchasi rāvaṇam||
English Meaning
Whereat king Marutta asked, him 'Who are you'? And Ravana laughing in contempt said. "O king, I am delighted, that lacking curiosity, you do not dishonour Rävaņa, younger brother to the bestower of riches.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)