Chapter 25 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 25.8

सा वेपमाना पतिता प्रवाते कदली यथा। राक्षसीनां भयवस्ता विवर्णवदनाभवत्॥

sā vepamānā patitā pravāte kadalī yathā| rākṣasīnāṃ bhayavastā vivarṇavadanābhavat||

English Meaning

Like a plantain tree shaken by the breeze, she shook and fell down trembling (on the earth). And being afraid of the Rākşasīs, her cheeks forsook their native hue.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)