Chapter 57 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 57.26

देव यस्या भयाद् रामं नानुपृच्छसि सारथिम्। नेह तिष्ठति कैकेयी विश्रब्धं प्रतिभाष्यताम्॥

deva yasyā bhayād rāmaṃ nānupṛcchasi sārathim| neha tiṣṭhati kaikeyī viśrabdhaṃ pratibhāṣyatām||

English Meaning

O worshipful one, she from fear of whom you do not speak to the charioteer, Kaikeyi, is not here. Do you therefore speak to him without fear.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)