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)