Chapter 23 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 23.17

किं त्वमन्तःपुरे सीते सर्वभूतमनोरमे। महार्हशयनोपेते न वासमनुमन्यसे॥

kiṃ tvamantaḥpure sīte sarvabhūtamanorame| mahārhaśayanopete na vāsamanumanyase||

English Meaning

Why do you not desire, O Sītā, to live in his inner apartment, liked by all and abounding in costly bed-steads.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)