संशये स्थाप्य मां चेदं बलं चेमं बिभीषणम्। कष्टं कृतमिदं वीर साहसं साहसप्रिय॥
saṃśaye sthāpya māṃ cedaṃ balaṃ cemaṃ bibhīṣaṇam| kaṣṭaṃ kṛtamidaṃ vīra sāhasaṃ sāhasapriya||
English Meaning
Placing in suspense, me, this army and Vibhīş aņa, you, O hero, enamoured of daring deeds, have put yourself to all this trouble.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)