Chapter 30 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 30.17

यदि वाचं प्रदास्यामि द्विजातिरिव संस्कृताम्। रावणं मन्यमाना मां सीता भीता भविष्यति॥

yadi vācaṃ pradāsyāmi dvijātiriva saṃskṛtām| rāvaṇaṃ manyamānā māṃ sītā bhītā bhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

And if I speak Sanskrit like a Brāhmaṇa, Sītā shall be terrified considering me Råvaņa.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)