Araṇya Kāṇḍa 44: Rāvaṇa’s parivrājaka disguise · 3.44.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Rāvaṇa’s parivrājaka disguise. He approaches Sītā with Vedic words and praise of her beauty, she receives him as a brāhmaṇa guest

In the sequence: As soon as Lakṣmaṇa leaves, Rāvaṇa takes the form of a parivrājaka (wandering renunciant) and approaches the unguarded Sītā

3.44.1

tayā paruṣam uktas tu kupito rāghavānujaḥ
sa vikāṅkṣan bhṛśaṃ rāmaṃ pratasthe nacirād iva

Harshly addressed by her, the younger brother of Rāghava, angered, longing greatly for Rāma, set off, as if to reach him in but a short while.

Words: tayā — by her; paruṣam — harshly; uktas — addressed; tu — but; kupito — angered; rāghavānujaḥ — the younger brother of Rāghava; sa — he; vikāṅkṣan — longing for, anxious about; bhṛśaṃ — greatly; rāmaṃ — Rāma; pratasthe — set off; nacirād — in a short time; iva — as if

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.