Chapter 14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 14.21

स तुन्न इव तीक्ष्णेन प्रतोदेन हयोत्तमः। राजा प्रचोदितोऽभीक्ष्णं कैकेय्या वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

sa tunna iva tīkṣṇena pratodena hayottamaḥ| rājā pracodito'bhīkṣṇaṃ kaikeyyā vākyamabravīt||

English Meaning

Thus urged by Kaikeyī, the king like to an excellent steed stung by a sharp goad, again spoke to her.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)