Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 17: Śūrpaṇakhā Meets Rāma
Text 3.17.21
साब्रवीद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसी मदनार्दिता।
श्रूयतां राम वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वार्थं वचनं मम॥
sābravīd vacanaṁ śrutvā rākṣasī madanārditā
śrūyatāṁ rāma vakṣyāmi tattvārthaṁ vacanaṁ mama
sā = the; abravīt = said; vacanam = [these] words; śrutvā = upon hearing; rākṣasī = rākṣasī; madana-arditā = tormented by passion; śrūyatām = listen; rāma = O Rāma; vakṣyāmi = I will speak; tattva-artham = truthful; vacanam = to words; mama = my.
Upon hearing [these] words, the rākṣasī tormented by passion said: “O Rāma, I will speak. Listen to my truthful words.