Chapter 20 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 20.10

स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवं भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम्। मां प्राप्य हि कथं वा स्यास्त्वमनीं सुविग्रहे ॥

strīratnamasi maivaṃ bhūḥ kuru gātreṣu bhūṣaṇam| māṃ prāpya hi kathaṃ vā syāstvamanīṃ suvigrahe ||

English Meaning

You are a jewel of a female; do you not therefore remain in this guise. Put on your ornaments therefore. How shall you remain unadorned obtaining me, O you of a beautiful figure?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)