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[Ravana takes Sita to his palace -- shows her round the mansion, the wealth, attendants etc. to lure her -- persuades her to accept him.]

sandiśya rākṣasānghōrān rāvaṇō.ṣṭau mahābalān.

ātmānaṅ buddhivaiklabyātkṛtakṛtyamamanyata৷৷3.55.1৷৷

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rāṇavaḥ Ravana, mahābalān very powerful, dhōrān fierce, aṣṭau eight, rākṣasān demons, sandiśya ordered, buddhivaiklabyāt out of perversion, ātmānam himself, kṛtakṛtyam an accomplished one, amanyata felt.

After ordering the eight most fierce and powerful demons, Ravana had a sense of accomplishment within himself because of his perverse intellect.