Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.37

नित्यक्रोधतया तस्याः कथं नु खरवादिनम्। कैकेय्या वदनं द्रष्टुं पुत्र शक्ष्यामि दुर्गता॥

nityakrodhatayā tasyāḥ kathaṃ nu kharavādinam| kaikeyyā vadanaṃ draṣṭuṃ putra śakṣyāmi durgatā||

English Meaning

She is always of fretful temper, how shall I, reduced to misery (on account of your exile), eye the face of Kaikeyī, uttering harsh words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)