कैकेय्या यदि चेद् राज्यं स्यादधर्म्यमनाथवत्। न हि नो जीवितेनार्थः कुतः पुत्रैः कुतो धनैः॥
kaikeyyā yadi ced rājyaṃ syādadharmyamanāthavat| na hi no jīvitenārthaḥ kutaḥ putraiḥ kuto dhanaiḥ||
English Meaning
If this kingdom devolves on Kaikeyi it will be divested of all virtues and will be like to one without a master. And of what avail then is our life itself, not to speak of sons and wealth.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)