Chapter 37 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 37.18

न सा धर्षयितुं शक्या मैथिल्योजस्विनः प्रिया। दीप्तस्येव हुताशस्य शिखा सीता सुमध्यमा॥

na sā dharṣayituṃ śakyā maithilyojasvinaḥ priyā| dīptasyeva hutāśasya śikhā sītā sumadhyamā||

English Meaning

And young Sītā beloved of the mighty Rāma, and like to the rays of flaming fire is ever incapable of being carried away by you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)