आग्नेयेनापि संयुक्तं गृहीत्वा रावणः शरम्। ध्वजशीर्णस्थितं नीलमुर्दक्षत निशाचरः॥
āgneyenāpi saṃyuktaṃ gṛhītvā rāvaṇaḥ śaram| dhvajaśīrṇasthitaṃ nīlamurdakṣata niśācaraḥ||
English Meaning
Then taking a fiery shaft and setting the same on his bow, that night-ranger Rāvaņa gazed at Nila who was on the tip of his banner.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)