Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 95 Shloka 6
Original Shlokaकथंशूर्पणखावृद्धाकरालानिर्णतोदरी । आससादवनेरामंकन्दर्पमिवरूपिणम् ।।6.95.6।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
वृद्धा aged, कराला dreadful, निर्णतोदरी hideous, शूर्पणखा Surpanakha, कन्दर्पमिवरूपिणम् of like god of love, रामम् Rama, वने in the forest, कथम् how, आससाद approach
English Commentary
"How did that old, dreadful and hideous Surpanakha approach Rama, whose form is charming like the god of love, in the forest?"