Chapter 42 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 42.7

अथाब्रवीत् तदा साध्वी सीता सर्वाङ्गशोभना। रक्षसां कामरूपाणां विज्ञाने का गतिर्मम॥

athābravīt tadā sādhvī sītā sarvāṅgaśobhanā| rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpāṇāṃ vijñāne kā gatirmama||

English Meaning

Thereat, the chaste Sītā, having all her parts perfect, answered, “What is my power to read Rākṣasas capable of wearing forms at will? ”

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)