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)