Chapter 11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 11.1

तं मन्मथशरैर्विद्धं कामवेगवशानुगम्। उवाच पृथिवीपालं कैकेयी दारुणं वचः॥

taṃ manmathaśarairviddhaṃ kāmavegavaśānugam| uvāca pṛthivīpālaṃ kaikeyī dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ||

English Meaning

And to that ruler of the earth extremely under the influence of passion, Kaikeyi spoke cruelly, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)