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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.15

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

3.44.15

kā tvaṃ kāñcanavarṇābhe pītakauśeyavāsini
kamalānāṃ śubhāṃ mālāṃ padminīva ca bibhratī

'Who are you, golden-hued one, clad in yellow silk, bearing a lovely garland of lotuses like a lotus-pool?

Words: kā — who; tvaṃ — (are) you; kāñcanavarṇābhe — O golden-hued one; pītakauśeyavāsini — clad in yellow silk; kamalānāṃ — of lotuses; śubhāṃ — lovely; mālāṃ — garland; padminīva — like a lotus-pool; ca — and; bibhratī — bearing

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.