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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.32.22

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: she urges him to act at once if he desires her: kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, avenge the rākṣasas, and take Sītā after removing her protectors.

3.32.22

taṃ śarair niśitair hatvā lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahāratham
hatanāthāṃ sukhaṃ sītāṃ yathāvad upabhokṣyase

Having slain with sharp arrows both him and the great chariot-warrior Lakṣmaṇa, you will freely enjoy Sītā, her protector slain, as you please.

Words: taṃ — him; śarair niśitair — with sharp arrows; hatvā — having slain; lakṣmaṇaṃ ca — and Lakṣmaṇa; mahāratham — the great chariot-warrior; hatanāthāṃ — whose protector is slain; sukhaṃ — happily, at ease; sītāṃ — Sītā; yathāvad — fittingly, as you please; upabhokṣyase — you will enjoy

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.