रावणेन प्रणिहितं तमवेहि निशाचरम्। तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये क्षमं क्षमवतां वर॥
rāvaṇena praṇihitaṃ tamavehi niśācaram| tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye kṣamaṃ kṣamavatāṃ vara||
English Meaning
O you the best of all forgiving persons, this night-ranger has been despatched by Rāvana. I therefore think it better to kill him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)