Chapter 17 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 17.9

एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या शूर्पनख्या परंतपः। ऋजुबुद्धितया सर्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे॥

evamuktastu rākṣasyā śūrpanakhyā paraṃtapaḥ| ṛjubuddhitayā sarvamākhyātumupacakrame||

English Meaning

Thus accosted by the Rākṣasī, Śūrpanakhă, that subduer of his foes from sincerity of disposition began to relate everything;

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