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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.10

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: concealing his intention behind the disguise, he approaches Sītā as she sits grieving in the hut

3.44.10

sa pāpo bhavyarūpeṇa tṛṇaiḥ kūpa ivāvṛtaḥ
atiṣṭhat prekṣya vaidehīṃ rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm

That evil one, in an auspicious guise like a well covered over with grass, stood gazing at Vaidehī, the glorious wife of Rāma —

Words: sa — that; pāpo — evil one; bhavyarūpeṇa — in an auspicious guise; tṛṇaiḥ — with grass; kūpa — a well; ivāvṛtaḥ — like (one) covered; atiṣṭhat — stood; prekṣya — having gazed at; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; rāmapatnīṃ — the wife of Rāma; yaśasvinīm — glorious

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.