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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.25
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 says the dangerous forest is no place for her and that palaces, gardens, fine clothing, and a suitable husband would better match her
3.44.25
varaṃ mālyaṃ varaṃ pānaṃ varaṃ vastraṃ ca śobhane
bhartāraṃ ca varaṃ manye tvadyuktam asitekṣaṇe
The finest garland, the finest drink, the finest garment, O fair one — and a fine husband too, I think, is fit for you, O dark-eyed one.
Words: varaṃ — the best, finest; mālyaṃ — garland; varaṃ — finest; pānaṃ — drink; varaṃ — finest; vastraṃ — garment; ca — and; śobhane — O fair one; bhartāraṃ — husband; ca — and; varaṃ — the best; manye — I think; tvadyuktam — fit for you; asitekṣaṇe — O dark-eyed one
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.