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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.13

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: he recites Vedic words, speaks humbly, and praises her beauty, asking whether she is a devī

3.44.13

sa manmathaśarāviṣṭo brahmaghoṣam udīrayan
abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ rahite rākṣasādhipaḥ

Pierced by the arrows of love, uttering Vedic recitation, the lord of rākṣasas spoke humble words to her in that lonely spot.

Words: sa — he; manmathaśarāviṣṭo — pierced by the arrows of love; brahmaghoṣam — Vedic recitation; udīrayan — uttering; abravīt — spoke; praśritaṃ — humble, modest; vākyaṃ — words; rahite — in a lonely place; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas

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.