Chapter 10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 10.8

अद्य रामाभिषेको वै प्रसिद्ध इति जज्ञिवान् ॥ प्रियाहाँ प्रियमाख्यातुं विवेशान्तःपुरं वशी।

adya rāmābhiṣeko vai prasiddha iti jajñivān || priyāhā~ priyamākhyātuṃ viveśāntaḥpuraṃ vaśī|

English Meaning

"To-day it has been fixed to install Rāma, but Kaikeyi has not yet heard of it”, thus thought the monarch. Therefore with the view of communicating the welcome news to that lady deserving of good, (Kaikeyi), that renowned one of subdued senses entered the inner apartment.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)