Valmiki Ramayana 6.57.4

रुद्धां तु नगरीं दृष्ट्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।उवाचामर्षतः काले प्रहस्तं युद्धकोविदम्॥

ruddhāṃ tu nagarīṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ |uvācāmarṣataḥ kāle prahastaṃ yuddhakovidam ||

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