न चैतन्मे प्रियं पुत्र शपे सत्येन राघव। छत्रया चलितस्त्वस्मि स्त्रिया भस्माग्निकल्पया॥ वञ्चना या तु लब्धा मे तां त्वं निस्तर्तुमिच्छसि। अनया वृत्तसादिन्या कैकेय्याभिप्रचोदितः॥
na caitanme priyaṃ putra śape satyena rāghava| chatrayā calitastvasmi striyā bhasmāgnikalpayā|| vañcanā yā tu labdhā me tāṃ tvaṃ nistartumicchasi| anayā vṛttasādinyā kaikeyyābhipracoditaḥ||
English Meaning
But, O Raghava, I swear to you, this is anything but agreeable to me, my son. I have been made to swerve from my purpose by the crafty Kaikeyi resembling a fire hidden under ashes. You are going to give effect to the deceit that has been practised upon me by this woman intent upon sullying her line.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)