Chapter 78 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 78.18

स बली बलवत् क्रोधाद् गृहीत्वा पुरुषर्षभः। कैकेयीमभिनिर्भय॑ बभाषे परुषं वचः॥

sa balī balavat krodhād gṛhītvā puruṣarṣabhaḥ| kaikeyīmabhinirbhaya̭ babhāṣe paruṣaṃ vacaḥ||

English Meaning

And that foremost of men possessed of strength holding her, began to reprove Kaikeyī with harsh speech.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)