स तु राक्षसशार्दूलो निद्रामदसमाकुलः। राजमार्ग श्रिया जुष्टं ययौ विपुलविक्रमः॥
sa tu rākṣasaśārdūlo nidrāmadasamākulaḥ| rājamārga śriyā juṣṭaṃ yayau vipulavikramaḥ||
English Meaning
That tiger-like Rakşasa possessed of prowess, (still) under the influence of slumber, strode along the picturesque highway.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)