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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.44.34
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: believing him to be a brāhmaṇa guest, Sītā offers a grass seat, water for his feet, and prepared forest food
3.44.34
iyaṃ bṛsī brāhmaṇa kāmam āsyatām idaṃ ca pādyaṃ pratigṛhyatām iti
idaṃ ca siddhaṃ vanajātam uttamaṃ tvadartham avyagram ihopabhujyatām
'Here is a grass mat, brahmin — please be seated; and accept this water for the feet; and this excellent food, grown wild in the forest and made ready for you — eat it here at your ease.'
Words: iyaṃ — this; bṛsī — a mat of grass, seat; brāhmaṇa — O brahmin; kāmam — at will, please; āsyatām — let (you) be seated; idaṃ — this; ca — and; pādyaṃ — foot-water; pratigṛhyatām — let it be accepted; iti — thus; idaṃ — this; ca — and; siddhaṃ — prepared, ready; vanajātam — grown in the forest; uttamaṃ — excellent; tvadartham — for your sake; avyagram — at ease, calmly; ihopabhujyatām — let it be eaten here
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.