Chapter 55 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 55.8

दर्शयित्वा तु वैदेहीं कृत्स्नं तद्भवनोत्तमम्। उवाच वाक्यं पापात्मा सीतां लोभितुमिच्छया॥

darśayitvā tu vaidehīṃ kṛtsnaṃ tadbhavanottamam| uvāca vākyaṃ pāpātmā sītāṃ lobhitumicchayā||

English Meaning

And after having showed to Vaidehi the whole of that good lie of mansions, that wicked one, with the intention of tempting Sītā, spoke to her.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)