कैकेय्या विनियुक्तेन पापाभिजनभावया। मया न मन्त्रकुशलैर्वृद्धैः सह समर्थितम्॥
kaikeyyā viniyuktena pāpābhijanabhāvayā| mayā na mantrakuśalairvṛddhaiḥ saha samarthitam||
English Meaning
Exhorted by Kaikeyi of a sinful country, born in a sinful race and cherishing sinful designs, I did not take counsel with aged people capable of offering advice.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)