Chapter 36 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 36.10

एवं ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे कैकेय्या भयमागतम्। मुखं चाप्यगमच्छोषं स्वरश्चापि व्यरुध्यत ॥

evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe kaikeyyā bhayamāgatam| mukhaṃ cāpyagamacchoṣaṃ svaraścāpi vyarudhyata ||

English Meaning

When that descendant of Kākutstha said this, Kaikeyi was inspired with apprehension: her countenance became blank, and her utterance was choked.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)