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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.43.5

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 43: Lakṣmaṇa leaves Sītā. He identifies the cry as deception, but her accusations overcome his resolve to stay and he departs toward Rāma

In the sequence: mindful of Rāma's order, Lakṣmaṇa stays → Sītā accuses him of pretending friendship while wishing for his brother's death so that he can obtain her

3.43.5

tam uvāca tatas tatra kupitā janakātmajā
saumitre mitrarūpeṇa bhrātus tvam asi śatruvat

Then, angered, Janaka's daughter said to him there, 'Saumitri, in the guise of a friend you are like an enemy to your brother,

Words: tam — to him; uvāca — said; tatas — then; tatra — there; kupitā — angered; janakātmajā — Janaka's daughter; saumitre — O Saumitri; mitrarūpeṇa — in the guise of a friend; bhrātus — to your brother; tvam — you; asi — are; śatruvat — like an enemy

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.