Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 31: Rāvaṇa’s Conversation with Akampana and Mārīca
Text 3.31.12
अकम्पनवचः श्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।
नागेन्द्र इव निःश्वस्य वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥१२ ॥
akampana-vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
nāgendra iva niḥśvasya vacanaṁ cedam abravīt
akampana-vacaḥ = Akampana’s words; śrutvā = upon hearing; rāvaṇaḥ = Rāvaṇa; rākṣasa-adhipaḥ = the lord of the rākṣasas; nāga-indraḥ = a king cobra; iva = like; niḥśvasya = hissed; vacanam = words; ca = and; idam = the following; abravīt = spoke.
Upon hearing Akampana’s words, Rāvaṇa, the lord of the rākṣasas, hissed like a king cobra and spoke the following words.