Chapter 94 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 94

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 94.5

कथं सर्वगुणैींना गुणवन्तं महोजसम्। सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसी॥

kathaṃ sarvaguṇaiīṃnā guṇavantaṃ mahojasam| sumukhaṃ durmukhī rāmaṃ kāmayāmāsa rākṣasī||

English Meaning

Why did that ugly-faced she-demon, devoid of all qualities, address Räma, having a beautiful countenance, gifted with many virtues and great effulgence?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)