Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.1

ततः श्रुत्वा महाराजः कैकेय्या दारुणं वचः। चिन्तामभिसमापेदे मुहूर्तं प्रतताप च॥

tataḥ śrutvā mahārājaḥ kaikeyyā dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ| cintāmabhisamāpede muhūrtaṃ pratatāpa ca||

English Meaning

Hearing Kaikeyi's fell speech, the monarch bewailed for a time, and then thought.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)