Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.23

संतुष्टस्तेन वाक्येन रावणस्तस्य सारथेः। प्रशस्यैनं बहुविधं युद्धलुब्धोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥

saṃtuṣṭastena vākyena rāvaṇastasya sāratheḥ| praśasyainaṃ bahuvidhaṃ yuddhalubdho'bravīdidam||

English Meaning

Thereat, well pleased with the speech of the charioteer, Ravana, eager for encounter, after praising him in various ways said.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)