Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 28: Rāma Refuses to Accept Her Request
Text 2.28.19
सरीसृपाश्च बहवो बहुरूपाश्च भामिनि।
चरन्ति पृथिवीं दर्पात्ततो दुःखतरं वनम्॥
sarīsṛpāś ca bahavo bahu-rūpāś ca bhāmini
caranti pṛthivīṁ darpāt tato duḥkhataraṁ vanam
sarīsṛpāḥ ca = mountain snakes; bahavaḥ = may; bahu-rūpāḥ ca = large; bhāmini = beautiful lady; caranti = wander; pṛthivīm = over the land; darpāt = in pride; tataḥ = so; duḥkhataram = is a greater misery; vanam = a forest.
Beautiful lady, many large mountain snakes wander over the land in pride. So, a forest is a greater misery.