Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 30 Shloka 18
Original Shlokaयदि वाचं प्रदास्यामि द्विजातिरिव संस्कृताम्। रावणं मन्यमाना मां सीता भीता भविष्यति।।5.30.18।। वानरस्य विशेषेण कथं स्यादभिभाषणम्।
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English Translation
द्विजातिरिव like a brahmin, संस्कृताम् sanskrit, वाचम् language, यदि if I प्रदास्यामि will speak, सीता Sita, माम् me, रावणम् Ravana, मन्यमाना thinking, भीता भविष्यति will become scared, विशेषेण specially, वानरस्य vanara's, अभिभाषणम् talking, कथम् how, स्यात् would be.
English Commentary
"If I speak like a brahmin in sanskrit language she would be frightened thinking that I am Ravana and how would a vanara speak?