Chapter 78 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 78.6

मेखलादामभिश्चित्रैरन्यैश्च वरभूषणैः। बभासे बहुभिर्बद्धा रज्जुभिरिव वानरी॥

mekhalādāmabhiścitrairanyaiśca varabhūṣaṇaiḥ| babhāse bahubhirbaddhā rajjubhiriva vānarī||

English Meaning

And adorned with elegant zones, and divers other superb ornaments, she looked like a female monkey tethered with a rope.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)