Chapter 14 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 14.2

वृतो हि बाह्वन्तरभोगराशिश्चिन्ताविषः सुस्मिततीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रः। पञ्चाङ्गुलीपञ्चशिरोऽतिकायः सौतामहाहिस्तव केन राजन्॥

vṛto hi bāhvantarabhogarāśiścintāviṣaḥ susmitatīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraḥ| pañcāṅgulīpañcaśiro'tikāyaḥ sautāmahāhistava kena rājan||

English Meaning

You have been bound about your neck by the mighty and huge serpent, Sītā, having her breast for its body anxiety for its venom, smile for its sharp fangs, and her five fingers for its hood.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)