Chapter 15 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 15.18

नीलनागाभया वेण्या जघनं गतयैकया। नीलया नीरदापाये वनराज्या महीमिव ॥

nīlanāgābhayā veṇyā jaghanaṃ gatayaikayā| nīlayā nīradāpāye vanarājyā mahīmiva ||

English Meaning

Her braid of long hair resembling a black serpent falling on her back it appeared as if the Earth was filled with dark-blue forests on the disappearance of the rains.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)