Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XVII: S'u'panakha'
(1870s)
“ The poor misshapen Sitá leave, And me, thy worthier bride receive. Look on my beauty, and prefer A spouse more meet than one like her: I'll eat that ill-formed woman there: Thy brother too her fate shall share. But come, beloved, thou shalt roam With me through all our woodland home; Each varied grove with me shalt seek, And gaze upon each mountain peak.' As thus she spoke, the monster gazed With sparkling eyes where passion blazed: Then he, in lore of language learned, This answer eloquent returned: * * * * * ↑ A star, one of the favourites of the Moon.↑ The God of love. ”
