तस्मिंस्तथा ब्रुवाणे तु राक्षसः प्रहसन्निव। प्रत्युवाच नरश्रेष्ठं दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि दुर्मते॥
tasmiṃstathā bruvāṇe tu rākṣasaḥ prahasanniva| pratyuvāca naraśreṣṭhaṃ diṣṭyā prāpto'si durmate||
English Meaning
He having said this, the Rākṣasa, laughing aloud, replied to that foremost of men:-Your understanding is bewildered. By the influence of destiny you have come under my control.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)