And pausing for a while and eyeing the Rāks asa intrepidly, he, slighting the Raksasa, addressed him in harsh speech, saying.
स्थित्वा मुहूर्त संप्रेक्ष्य निर्भयेनान्तरात्मना। तृणीकृत्य च तद्रक्षः सोऽब्रवीत् परुषं वचः॥