Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.9

स दीन इव शोका” विषण्णवदनद्युतिः। कैकेयीमभिवाद्यैव रामो वचनमब्रवीत्।॥

sa dīna iva śokā” viṣaṇṇavadanadyutiḥ| kaikeyīmabhivādyaiva rāmo vacanamabravīt|||

English Meaning

Being pressed with sorrow, Rāma of pale countenance, like one miserable, saluting KaikeyI, spoke to her the following words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)