Being thus accosted by their lord, the highly powerful Rākşasas, devoid of good sense and ignorant of sound counsel, replied with folded palms, saying.
इत्युक्ता राक्षसेन्द्रेण राक्षसास्ते महाबलाः। ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्॥ द्विषत्पक्षमविज्ञाय नीतिबाह्यास्त्वबुद्धयः।