Chapter 58 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 58.21

राज्ञा तु खलु कैकेय्या लघु चाश्रुत्य शासनम्। कृतं कार्यमकार्यं वा वयं येनाभिपीडिताः॥

rājñā tu khalu kaikeyyā laghu cāśrutya śāsanam| kṛtaṃ kāryamakāryaṃ vā vayaṃ yenābhipīḍitāḥ||

English Meaning

Observing the worthless command of Kaikeyſ, whether the king has done well or ill, we have been exceedingly pained thereby.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)