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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.17.6

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Śūrpaṇakhā attacks Sītā. The brothers’ teasing turns to danger, Rāma orders her disfigurement, Lakṣmaṇa cuts off her ears and nose and she flees

In the sequence: she immediately approaches Lakṣmaṇa and proposes that they live together

3.17.6

iti rāmeṇa sā proktā rākṣasī kāmamohitā
visṛjya rāmaṃ sahasā tato lakṣmaṇam abravīt

Thus addressed by Rāma, the rākṣasī, bewildered by desire, at once left Rāma and then spoke to Lakṣmaṇa:

Words: iti — thus; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; sā — she; proktā — addressed, spoken to; rākṣasī — the rākṣasī; kāmamohitā — bewildered by desire; visṛjya — having left, released; rāmaṃ — Rāma; sahasā — at once, suddenly; tato — then; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa; abravīt — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.