Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.5

चिरेण तु नृपः संज्ञां प्रतिलभ्य सुदुःखितः॥ कैकेयीमब्रवीत् क्रुद्धो निर्दहनिव तेजसा।

cireṇa tu nṛpaḥ saṃjñāṃ pratilabhya suduḥkhitaḥ|| kaikeyīmabravīt kruddho nirdahaniva tejasā|

English Meaning

After a long while, regaining his senses, he extremely aggrieved, wrathfully, and as if burning in energy, addressed Kaikeyi, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)