समासाद्य तु राजेन्द्रान्महेन्द्रवरुणोपमान्। अब्रवीद्राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु युद्ध मे दीयतामिति॥ निर्जिताः स्मेति वा ब्रूत एष मे हि सुनिश्चयः। अन्यथा कुर्वतामेवं मोक्षो नैवोपपद्यते॥
samāsādya tu rājendrānmahendravaruṇopamān| abravīdrākṣasendrastu yuddha me dīyatāmiti|| nirjitāḥ smeti vā brūta eṣa me hi suniścayaḥ| anyathā kurvatāmevaṃ mokṣo naivopapadyate||
English Meaning
And coming to the most powerful crowned heads (in the world) resembling Mahendra and Varuna, the Raksasa king said: 'Give me battle; or declare we have been defeated. This I am resolved upon. Otherwise there is no escape for you?'
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)