Verse 18·VR 3.17.18

त्वाम् तु वेदितुम् इच्छ्हामि कस्य त्वम् का असि कस्य वा | त्वम् हि तावन्मनोज्ञा.ंगी राक्षसी प्रतिभासि मे || ३-१७-१८

taan aham samatikraantaa raama tvaa puurva darshanaat |samupetaa asmi bhaavena bhartaaram puruShottamam || 3-17-24

Translation

"I too wish to know about you. Whose wife are you? What is your name? Or, whose daughter are you? By the way, you are with a most enthralling personality, and then you must be a demoness. [3-17-18]

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