बलमेष किमाश्रित्य हेतुं वा पुरुषोत्तम। दातुमिच्छति कैकेय्यै उपस्थितमिदं तव॥
balameṣa kimāśritya hetuṃ vā puruṣottama| dātumicchati kaikeyyai upasthitamidaṃ tava||
English Meaning
Tell me, Oh best of men, by what law of virtue and what reason does he purpose to confer this kingdom upon Kaikeyi, which has devolved upon you (by the law of inheritance).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)