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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.13

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

3.47.13

rājyāc cyutam asiddhārthaṃ rāmaṃ parimitāyuṣam
kair guṇair anuraktāsi mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini

'By what virtues are you so enamored of Rāma — fallen from his kingdom, his ends unachieved, his lifespan brief — O foolish woman who fancies herself wise?'

Words: rājyāc — from the kingdom; cyutam — fallen; asiddhārthaṃ — whose purposes are unaccomplished; rāmaṃ — Rāma; parimitāyuṣam — of limited lifespan; kair — by what; guṇair — virtues; anuraktāsi — you are enamored; mūḍhe — O foolish woman; paṇḍitamānini — O you who fancy yourself wise

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.