हा नृशंसाद्य कैकेयी पापा पापानुबन्धिनि । तीक्ष्णा सम्भिन्नमर्यादा तीक्ष्णकर्मणि वर्तते॥ या पुत्रमीदृशं राज्ञः प्रवासयति धार्मिकम्। वनवासे महाप्राज्ञं सानुक्रोशं जितेन्द्रियम्॥
hā nṛśaṃsādya kaikeyī pāpā pāpānubandhini | tīkṣṇā sambhinnamaryādā tīkṣṇakarmaṇi vartate|| yā putramīdṛśaṃ rājñaḥ pravāsayati dhārmikam| vanavāse mahāprājñaṃ sānukrośaṃ jitendriyam||
English Meaning
Ah! the rebutless, fell and sinful Kaikeyi intent upon impiety, having put by her honour, has resolved upon an exceedingly atrocious deed, she that exiles into the woods such a virtuous son of the monarch, endowed with high wisdom, kind, and having his senses under control.* *The N.W.P. text has an additional line: And of the reprehensible Kaikeyi intent upon cruel deeds.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)