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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.18

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

3.44.18

viśālaṃ jaghanaṃ pīnam ūrū karikaropamau
etāv upacitau vṛttau sahitau saṃpragalbhitau

Broad and full are your loins; your thighs are like an elephant's trunk; these two (breasts) are plump, round, close-set, and swelling.

Words: viśālaṃ — broad; jaghanaṃ — loins, hips; pīnam — full; ūrū — the two thighs; karikaropamau — like an elephant's trunk; etāv — these two; upacitau — plump, well-developed; vṛttau — round; sahitau — close together; saṃpragalbhitau — swelling, full and bold

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.