लक्ष्मणः प्रथमं श्रुत्वा कोकिलामञ्जुवादिनीम् ।
शिवाघोर्स्वनां पश्चाद् बुबुधे विकृतेति ताम् ॥ १२.३९ ॥
Notes: Kālidāsa says, "Lakṣmaṇa was alarmed to hear how Śūrpanakhā's voice which had been sweet like the cooing of a female cuckoo now turned harsh and ugly like the shriek of a vixen. He immediately realised this was no woman but a terrible Rākṣasī who had come in disguise."
Rākṣasī s and Rākṣasas have the power to transform themselves into any beautiful, pleasant persona and attract people by their looks, gestures and voices. This is what Śūrpanakhā had done to come and seduce Śrīrāma. First her hopes and patience and now her pleasant demeanour had all evaporated. She wanted to kill and eat up Sītā. Her real voice gave her away.
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जय श्रीराम!
