इत्युक्त्वा रावणसुतो वञ्चयित्वा वनौकराः प्रविवेश पुरीं लङ्का रथहेतोरमित्रहा ! १८ ।। स रथं भूषयित्वाथ रुचिरं हेगभूषितम्। प्रासासिशरसंयुक्तं युक्तं परमवाजिभिः॥ अधिष्ठितं हयज्ञेन सूतेनाप्तोपदेशिला। आरुरोह महातेजा रावणिः समितिजसः ॥
ityuktvā rāvaṇasuto vañcayitvā vanaukarāḥ praviveśa purīṃ laṅkā rathahetoramitrahā ! 18 || sa rathaṃ bhūṣayitvātha ruciraṃ hegabhūṣitam| prāsāsiśarasaṃyuktaṃ yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ|| adhiṣṭhitaṃ hayajñena sūtenāptopadeśilā| āruroha mahātejā rāvaṇiḥ samitijasaḥ ||
English Meaning
Saying this, that slayer of foes-Rávana's son. deceiving the wood-rangers, entered the ciiy of Lankā for providing himself with a (freah) car And embeilishing a chariot, graceful and adorned with gold, furnished with prāsas and swords and arrows, yoked with superb steeds, and driven by a charioteer, knowing horses and possessed of instructions (anent his art), that victor in battle-the exceedingly energetic son of Ravana-ascended it,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)