साब्रवीद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसी मदनार्दिता॥ श्रूयतां राम तत्त्वार्थं वक्ष्यामि वचनं मम। अहं शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी॥
sābravīd vacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasī madanārditā|| śrūyatāṃ rāma tattvārthaṃ vakṣyāmi vacanaṃ mama| ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī||
English Meaning
Hearing these words the Rákşasi, afflicted with lust said, Listen, O Rāma. I will relate everything truly. I am a Räkșasī, capable of wearing shapes at will. My name in Śūrpanakhā.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)