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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.9.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 9: Story of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga: Courtesans, rain and marriage. Courtesans lure Ṛṣyaśṛṅga from his father’s forest hermitage, rain ends Aṅga’s drought and Romapāda gives him Śāntā in marriage

In the sequence: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga normally stays close to his father, but one day encounters them → singing sweetly, they approach and ask his identity and way of life

1.9.11

tāś citraveṣāḥ pramadā gāyantyo madhurasvaraiḥ
ṛṣiputram upāgamya sarvā vacanam abruvan

Those women, in gay attire, singing with sweet voices, approached the seer's son, and all spoke these words:

Words: tāś — those; citraveṣāḥ — in gay, colourful attire; pramadā — women; gāyantyo — singing; madhurasvaraiḥ — with sweet voices; ṛṣiputram — the seer's son; upāgamya — having approached; sarvā — all; vacanam — words; abruvan — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.