Valmiki Ramayana 7.1.42
शक्रो ऽपि विजितस्तेन कथं लब्धवरश्च सः ।कथं च बलवानन्पुत्रो न पिता तस्य रावणः॥
śakro 'pi vijitastena kathaṃ labdhavaraśca saḥ |kathaṃ ca balavānanputro na pitā tasya rāvaṇaḥ ||
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