Verse 12·VR 3.18.12

को हि रूपम् इदम् श्रेष्ठम् संत्यज्य वरवर्णिनि | मानुषेषु वरारोहे कुर्यात् भावम् विचक्षणः || ३-१८-१२

ko hi ruupam idam shreShTham saMtyajya varavarNini |maanuSheShu varaarohe kuryaat bhaavam vicakShaNaH || 3-18-12

Translation

"Oh, best complexioned one with best waist, is there any wiseacre to simply discard your kind of best personality, indeed, in preference to human females?" Lakshmana said so to Shuurpanakha. [3-18-12]

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Lakshmana Punishes Surpanakha

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