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)