एवमुक्त्वाथ प्रोवाच राक्षसं दानवेश्वरः। यदेतद् दृश्यते वीर चक्रं दीप्तानलोपमम्॥ एतद्गृहीत्वा गच्छ त्वं मम पार्श्व महाबल। ततोऽहं तव व्याख्यास्ये मुक्तिकारणमव्ययम्॥ तत्कुरुष्व महाबाहो सा विलम्बस्व रावण। एतच्छ्रुत्वा गतो रक्षः प्रहसंश्च महाबलः॥ यत्र स्थितं महादिव्यं कुण्डलं रघुनन्दन। लीलयोत्पाटनं चक्रे रावणो बलदर्पितः॥ न च चालयितुं शक्तो रावणोऽभूत्कथंचन। लज्जया स पुनर्भूयो यत्नं चक्रे महाबलः॥
evamuktvātha provāca rākṣasaṃ dānaveśvaraḥ| yadetad dṛśyate vīra cakraṃ dīptānalopamam|| etadgṛhītvā gaccha tvaṃ mama pārśva mahābala| tato'haṃ tava vyākhyāsye muktikāraṇamavyayam|| tatkuruṣva mahābāho sā vilambasva rāvaṇa| etacchrutvā gato rakṣaḥ prahasaṃśca mahābalaḥ|| yatra sthitaṃ mahādivyaṃ kuṇḍalaṃ raghunandana| līlayotpāṭanaṃ cakre rāvaṇo baladarpitaḥ|| na ca cālayituṃ śakto rāvaṇo'bhūtkathaṃcana| lajjayā sa punarbhūyo yatnaṃ cakre mahābalaḥ||
English Meaning
Having said this the lord of Dānavas again spoke to the lord of Rākşasa-'O hero, O you gifted with great strength, take that flaming discus which you behold and come to my side. I shall then relate to you the means of eternal liberation. Do what I have told you, O you having long arms. Delay not O Rāvana." Hearing this the highly powerful Raksasa proceeded, laughing, O descendant of Raghu where that celestial kundala was. Rāvana, proud of his prowess, easily took it up but could not move it by any means. And being ashamed that highly powerful one again attempted.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)