Chapter 19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 19.18

तदप्रियमनाया वचनं दारुणोदयम्। श्रुत्वा गतव्यथो रामः कैकेयीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

tadapriyamanāyā vacanaṃ dāruṇodayam| śrutvā gatavyatho rāmaḥ kaikeyīṃ vākyamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing those cruel and unpleasant words of the wicked Kaikeyi, Rama, not being distressed, began to address her with the following words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)