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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.27
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
3.44.27
neha gacchantī gandharvā na devā na ca kiṃnarāḥ
rākṣasānām ayaṃ vāsaḥ kathaṃ nu tvam ihāgatā
No gandharvas come here, no gods, nor kiṃnaras; this is the abode of rākṣasas — how then have you come here? [gacchantī: source form; sense as gacchanti, '(they) come'.]
Words: neha — not here; gacchantī — come (source: gacchantī); gandharvā — gandharvas; na — not; devā — gods; na — not; ca — and; kiṃnarāḥ — kiṃnaras; rākṣasānām — of rākṣasas; ayaṃ — this; vāsaḥ — abode; kathaṃ — how; nu — indeed; tvam — you; ihāgatā — have come here
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.