Chapter 53 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 53.6

ध्रुवमद्य महाराजो दुःखं स्वपिति लक्ष्मण। कृतकामा तु कैकेयी तुष्टा भवितुमर्हति॥

dhruvamadya mahārājo duḥkhaṃ svapiti lakṣmaṇa| kṛtakāmā tu kaikeyī tuṣṭā bhavitumarhati||

English Meaning

O Lakşmaņa, surely the king sleeps uneasily to day, and Kaikeyi having attained her end ought to be satisfied.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)