इत्येवं चिन्तयामास राक्षसानां महामतिः॥ किं कृत्वा श्रेय इत्येवं वर्धेमहि कथं वयम्।
ityevaṃ cintayāmāsa rākṣasānāṃ mahāmatiḥ|| kiṃ kṛtvā śreya ityevaṃ vardhemahi kathaṃ vayam|
English Meaning
And that mighty-minded one reflected thus, ‘By adopting what measure may the welfare of the Rākṣasa he brought about, and how can we increase (in power)?'
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)