Verse 20·VR 3.17.20
श्रूयताम् राम वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वार्थम् वचनम् मम | अहम् शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी || ३-१७-२० अरण्यम् विचरामि इदम् एका सर्व भयंकरा |
vikR^itaa ca viruupaa ca na saa iyam sadR^ishii tava |aham eva anuruupaa te bhaaryaa ruupeNa pashya maam || 3-17-26
Translation
"I will tell you truth, Rama, nothing but truth, I am a guise-changing demoness named Shuurpanakha, and I will be freely moving in this forest in a solitary manner and unnerving all. [3-17-20, 21a]
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Surpanakha's Entry into Legend
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