ēvamuktāssurāssarvē pratyūcurviṣṇumavyayam.
mānuṣīṅ tanumāsthāya rāvaṇaṅ jahi saṅyugē৷৷1.16.3৷৷
mānuṣīṅ tanumāsthāya rāvaṇaṅ jahi saṅyugē৷৷1.16.3৷৷
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ēvam uktā: in this manner addressed, surā: the devatas, sarvē all, avyayam Imperishable, viṣṇum Vishnu, pratyūcu: replied back, mānuṣīm relaing to human being, tanum body, āsthāya assuming, saṅyugē in the battle, rāvaṇam jahi kill Ravana.
ēvam uktā: in this manner addressed, surā: the devatas, sarvē all, avyayam Imperishable, viṣṇum Vishnu, pratyūcu: replied back, mānuṣīm relaing to human being, tanum body, āsthāya assuming, saṅyugē in the battle, rāvaṇam jahi kill Ravana.
When the devatas were thus addressed by the imperishable Visnu, they replied him saying, "You may assume the form of a human being and slay Ravana in the battle".