राक्षसं वा मनुष्यं वा शृणुतेऽयं बलाधिकम्। रावणस्तं समासाद्य युद्धे ह्वयति दर्पितः॥
rākṣasaṃ vā manuṣyaṃ vā śṛṇute'yaṃ balādhikam| rāvaṇastaṃ samāsādya yuddhe hvayati darpitaḥ||
English Meaning
Rākşasas or men, of whom the proud Rävaņa heard to be powerful he used to approach and summon them for fight.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)