Chapter 2 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 2.12

वियुक्ता पतिना तेन द्विजेन सहचारिणा। ताम्रशीर्षेण मत्तेन पत्रिणा सहितेन वै॥

viyuktā patinā tena dvijena sahacāriṇā| tāmraśīrṣeṇa mattena patriṇā sahitena vai||

English Meaning

At the prospect of her separation from her copper-crested oviparous husband, engaged in sport with extended plumage.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)