तां तु शूर्पणखां रामः कामपाशावपाशिताम्। स्वेच्छया श्लक्ष्णया वाचा स्मितपूर्वमथाब्रवीत्॥
tāṃ tu śūrpaṇakhāṃ rāmaḥ kāmapāśāvapāśitām| svecchayā ślakṣṇayā vācā smitapūrvamathābravīt||
English Meaning
With a smile, Rāma jestingly addressed Śūrpanakhā who had been ensnared in the noose of love, in soft words.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)