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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.32.17

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Śūrpaṇakhā describes Sītā. She recounts Rāma’s victory, praises Sītā’s beauty and urges Rāvaṇa to kill the brothers and take her as his wife

In the sequence: turning to Sītā, she praises her as more beautiful than any woman she has seen and tells Rāvaṇa that they would be fitting partners

3.32.17

sā suśīlā vapuḥślāghyā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi
tavānurūpā bhāryā sā tvaṃ ca tasyās tathā patiḥ

She of good character, of praiseworthy body, unmatched in beauty on earth, is a fitting wife for you; and you, likewise, are a fitting husband for her.

Words: sā — she; suśīlā — of good character; vapuḥślāghyā — of praiseworthy body; rūpeṇāpratimā — unmatched in beauty; bhuvi — on earth; tavānurūpā — fitting for you; bhāryā — wife; sā — she; tvaṃ ca — and you; tasyās — for her; tathā — likewise; patiḥ — husband

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.