श्रुत्वा चैनमुवाचाथ पर्वतो मुनिसत्तमः। एष शूरो रणे योद्धा संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तकः॥ युध्यमानस्तथैवेष प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतः। कृती शूरो रणे जेता स्वाम्यर्थे त्यक्तजीवितः॥ संग्रामे निहतोऽमित्रैर्हत्वा च सरमे बहून्। इन्द्रस्यातिथिरेवैष अथ वा यत्र गच्छति॥ नृत्यगीतपरैर्लोकः सेव्यते नरसत्तमः। पप्रच्छ रावणो भूयः कोऽयं यात्यर्कसंनिभः॥ रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पर्वतो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। य एष दृश्यते राजन्विमाने सर्वकाञ्चने॥ पर्वतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ते पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननः। सुवर्णदो महाराज विचित्राभरणाम्बरः॥ एष गच्छति शीघ्रण यानेन तु महाद्युति। रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
śrutvā cainamuvācātha parvato munisattamaḥ| eṣa śūro raṇe yoddhā saṃgrāmeṣvanivartakaḥ|| yudhyamānastathaiveṣa prahārairjarjarīkṛtaḥ| kṛtī śūro raṇe jetā svāmyarthe tyaktajīvitaḥ|| saṃgrāme nihato'mitrairhatvā ca sarame bahūn| indrasyātithirevaiṣa atha vā yatra gacchati|| nṛtyagītaparairlokaḥ sevyate narasattamaḥ| papraccha rāvaṇo bhūyaḥ ko'yaṃ yātyarkasaṃnibhaḥ|| rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā parvato vākyamabravīt| ya eṣa dṛśyate rājanvimāne sarvakāñcane|| parvatasya vacaḥ śrutvā apsarogaṇasaṃyukte pūrṇacandranibhānanaḥ| suvarṇado mahārāja vicitrābharaṇāmbaraḥ|| eṣa gacchati śīghraṇa yānena tu mahādyuti| rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt||
English Meaning
Hearing his words Parvata, the foremost of saints, again said, "He is heroic and a great warrior, he never return unsuccessful from a battlefield. Having performed many heroic feats in battle, and slain many enemies, he has been assailed with many wounds in fighting and has renounced his life for his master. Having destroyed many in battle, he has at last been slain by his enemies and is perhaps now going either to the region of Indra or to some such place. This best of men is now being entertained by these well-versed in the are of singing and dancing.” Rāvana again said, "Who go there effulgent like to the sun?” Hearing the words of Ravana, Parvata said, "The person, resembling the full moon and wearing diverse ornaments and clothes, whom you behold, O great diverse ornaments and clothes, whom you behold, O great king, in the golden car abounding in Apasaräs, distributed gold. He, gifted with great effulgence, is now going in a swift-coursing car." Hearing the words of Parvata, Ravana said.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)