ददर्श राक्षसश्रेष्ठं यथान्यायमुपेत्य सः। पूजयामास धर्मेण रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्॥
dadarśa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ yathānyāyamupetya saḥ| pūjayāmāsa dharmeṇa rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam||
English Meaning
Approaching a little he beheld that foremost of Rākşasas and duly welcomed Rāvana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)