Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 49 Shloka 6
Original Shlokaसद्यस्सौम्यं परित्यज्य भिक्षुरूपं स रावणः। स्वं रूपं कालरूपाभं भेजे वैश्रवणानुजः।।3.49.6।।
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English Translation
वैश्रवणानुजः younger brother of Kubera, सद्यः instantly, सौम्यम् gentle, भिक्षुरूपम् form of a mendicant, परित्यज्य shed, स्वम् his, कालरूपाभम् the form of the god of death, रूपम् figure, भेजे assumed.
English Commentary
Ravana, brother of Kubera, shed the gentle figure of a mendicant and assumed the form of the god of death.