Ramayana
स हि तेपे तपस्तीव्रं दीर्घकालमरिंदम । येन तुष्टोऽभवद्ब्रह्मा लोककृल्लोकपूर्वजः ॥ १-१६-४
"O destroyer of foes Lord Brahma was very pleased with Ravana's intense penance over a long time .- ॥ 1-16-4॥
english translation
sa hi tepe tapastIvraM dIrghakAlamariMdama । yena tuSTo'bhavadbrahmA lokakRllokapUrvajaH ॥ 1-16-4
hk transliteration by Sanscript