Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.25

एतत् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्या समुदाहृतम्। उवाच व्यथितो रामस्तां देवी नृपसंनिधौ॥

etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā kaikeyyā samudāhṛtam| uvāca vyathito rāmastāṃ devī nṛpasaṃnidhau||

English Meaning

Hearing these words uttered by Kaikeyī, Rāma, pained at heart, spoke to her in the presence of the king in the following way:

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)