 अब्रवीच्च स तान्सर्वान् बलमुख्यान् महाबलः ।रावणःप्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यंपुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः ।। 
 Ravana, endowed with mighty prowess, shrunken on account of his son, greeting all the army chiefs with folded hands spoke as follows. 