Chapter 66 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 66.4

मणिरत्नमिदं दत्तं वैदेह्याः श्वशुरेण मे। वधूकाले यथा बद्धमधिकं मूर्ध्नि शोभते॥

maṇiratnamidaṃ dattaṃ vaidehyāḥ śvaśureṇa me| vadhūkāle yathā baddhamadhikaṃ mūrdhni śobhate||

English Meaning

This jewel was conferred on Sītā by my father-in-law at the time of our wedding, and to enhance its beauty, she wore it on her head.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)