मनसा तत्तदा प्रेक्ष्य तच्छुत्वा राक्षसाधिपः। शार्दूलं सुमहद्वाक्यमथोवाच स रावणः॥
manasā tattadā prekṣya tacchutvā rākṣasādhipaḥ| śārdūlaṃ sumahadvākyamathovāca sa rāvaṇaḥ||
English Meaning
Hearing this, Ravana, lord of Raksasas, then reflecting in his mind, spoke to Sārdula these pregnant words.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)