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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.11

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Sītā’s abduction. Rāvaṇa reveals his ten-faced form and lifts her into his flying chariot, she calls on the forest, river and Jaṭāyu to inform Rāma

In the sequence: he again urges Sītā to choose him and insults Rāma for obeying the exile command

3.47.11

triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ yadi bhartāram icchasi
mām āśraya varārohe tavāhaṃ sadṛśaḥ patiḥ

'If you want a husband renowned throughout the three worlds, turn to me, O fair-hipped one; I am a husband worthy of you.'

Words: triṣu — in the three; lokeṣu — worlds; vikhyātaṃ — renowned; yadi — if; bhartāram — a husband; icchasi — you desire; mām — me; āśraya — resort to, take refuge in; varārohe — O fair-hipped one; tavāhaṃ — I for you; sadṛśaḥ — a fitting, matching; patiḥ — husband

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.