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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.46.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāvaṇa boasts of his power. He recounts defeating Kubera and seizing Puṣpaka, offers Laṅkā’s pleasures and is rebuked by Sītā for disgracing his lineage

In the sequence: he describes Laṅkā's walls, golden courts, gardens, traffic, and abundance, promising Sītā pleasures that will make her forget Rāma

3.46.13

tatra tvaṃ vasatī sīte rājaputri mayā saha
na sramiṣyasi nārīṇāṃ mānuṣīṇāṃ manasvini

Dwelling there with me, O Sītā, O princess, O spirited one, you will feel no longing for human women.

Words: tatra — there; tvaṃ — you; vasatī — dwelling; sīte — O Sītā; rājaputri — O princess; mayā saha — together with me; na — not; sramiṣyasi — you will pine, weary yourself (for); nārīṇāṃ — of women; mānuṣīṇāṃ — human; manasvini — O spirited one, high-minded lady

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.