Chapter 18 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 18.11

को हि रूपमिदं श्रेष्ठं संत्यज्य वरवर्णिनि। मानुषीषु वरारोहे कुर्याद् भावं विचक्षणः॥

ko hi rūpamidaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ saṃtyajya varavarṇini| mānuṣīṣu varārohe kuryād bhāvaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ||

English Meaning

O paragon among damsels, O supremely charming lady, what man possessed of discernment, passing by such grace, would bear affliction to a human female?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)