श्रुत्वागस्त्येरितं वाक्यं रामो विस्मयमागतः। कथमासीत्तु लङ्कायां संभवो रक्षसां पुरा॥
śrutvāgastyeritaṃ vākyaṃ rāmo vismayamāgataḥ| kathamāsīttu laṅkāyāṃ saṃbhavo rakṣasāṃ purā||
English Meaning
Hearing the words uttered by Agastya, Răma wondered as to how formerly Rākşasas were generated in Lanka.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)