Chapter 78 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 78.19

तैर्वाक्यैः परुषैर्दुःखैः कैकेयी भृशदुःखिता। शत्रुघ्नभयसंत्रस्ता पुत्रं शरणमागता॥

tairvākyaiḥ paruṣairduḥkhaiḥ kaikeyī bhṛśaduḥkhitā| śatrughnabhayasaṃtrastā putraṃ śaraṇamāgatā||

English Meaning

Extremely hurt by those rough words, Kaikeyi terrified on account of Satrughna, took refuge with her son.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)