Chapter 56 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 56.21

रावणं जानकी तत्र पुनर्नोवाच किंचन। सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं रोमहर्षणम्॥ प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां भयसंदर्शनं वचः।

rāvaṇaṃ jānakī tatra punarnovāca kiṃcana| sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā paruṣaṃ romaharṣaṇam|| pratyuvāca tataḥ sītāṃ bhayasaṃdarśanaṃ vacaḥ|

English Meaning

Hearing Sita's words, harsh and calculated to make one's down stand on end, Rāvana answered her in words tending to excite one's apprehension,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)