मुत्पत्तिरद्य कथिता सकला यथावत्। भूयो निबोध रघुसत्तम रावणस्य जन्मप्रभावमतुलं ससुतस्य सर्वम्॥
mutpattiradya kathitā sakalā yathāvat| bhūyo nibodha raghusattama rāvaṇasya janmaprabhāvamatulaṃ sasutasya sarvam||
English Meaning
Thus, O lord of men, to-day I have truely related to you at length the origin of the Raksasas. Again, O foremost of the Raghus, do you understand the matchless birth and potency of Rāvana and his sons related in detail.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)