प्रणिधी राक्षसेन्द्रस्य रावणस्य भवेदयम्। अनुप्रविश्य सोऽस्मासु भेदं कुर्यान्न संशयः॥ अथ वा स्वयमेवैष छिद्रमासाद्य बुद्धिमान्। अनुप्रविश्य विश्वस्ते कदाचित्प्रहरेदपि ॥
praṇidhī rākṣasendrasya rāvaṇasya bhavedayam| anupraviśya so'smāsu bhedaṃ kuryānna saṃśayaḥ|| atha vā svayamevaiṣa chidramāsādya buddhimān| anupraviśya viśvaste kadācitpraharedapi ||
English Meaning
This must be the emissary of Rāvaņa-the lord of Raksasas. Entering in our midst, he shall, in sooth, sow dissensions in our camp, or he shall slay us when we are careless, confiding in them.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)