Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.41

एवमुक्ता तु कैकेयी भरतेन महात्मना। उवाच वचनं हृष्टा वृथापण्डितमानिनी॥

evamuktā tu kaikeyī bharatena mahātmanā| uvāca vacanaṃ hṛṣṭā vṛthāpaṇḍitamāninī||

English Meaning

Thus asked by the magnanimous Bharata, Kaikeyi vainly pluming herself on her wisdom, joyfully said.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)