Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.3

इति संचिन्त्य तद् राजा नाध्यगच्छत् तदासुखम्। प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां कैकेयीवाक्यतापितः॥

iti saṃcintya tad rājā nādhyagacchat tadāsukham| pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ kaikeyīvākyatāpitaḥ||

English Meaning

Thinking thus, the king could not arrive at the origin of (this phenomenon); and then he swooned away. Then regaining his senses, he was filled with grief on recollecting Kaikeyi's words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)