Valmiki Ramayana 7.18.8
ततो मरुत्तो नृपतिः को भवानित्युवाच तम् ।अपहासं ततो मुक्त्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
tato marutto nṛpatiḥ ko bhavānityuvāca tam |apahāsaṃ tato muktvā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
Open in the book