Chapter 25 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 25.9

तस्याः सा दीर्घबहुला वेपन्त्याः सीतया तदा। ददृशे कम्पिता वेणी व्यालीव परिसर्पती ॥

tasyāḥ sā dīrghabahulā vepantyāḥ sītayā tadā| dadṛśe kampitā veṇī vyālīva parisarpatī ||

English Meaning

And herself trembling, her pretty long lock of hair also shook and appeared like a serpent moving this way and that.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)