Chapter 28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 28.17

सरीसृपाश्च बहवो बहुरूपाश्च भामिनि। चरन्ति पथि ते दात्ततो दुःखतरं वनम्॥

sarīsṛpāśca bahavo bahurūpāśca bhāmini| caranti pathi te dāttato duḥkhataraṃ vanam||

English Meaning

Reptiles, many and of various kinds, creep there on the path, O excellent lady, with haughtiness; so the wood is full of misery.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)