रुद्धां तु नगरी दृष्ट्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। उवाचात्महितं काले प्रहस्तं युद्धकोविदम्॥
ruddhāṃ tu nagarī dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ| uvācātmahitaṃ kāle prahastaṃ yuddhakovidam||
English Meaning
Seeing the city besieged, Ravana-lord of the Rākşaşas-seasonably spoke words of welfare to Prahasta skilled in fight.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)