Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.19

कैकैय्या वचनं श्रुत्वा मन्थरा भृशदुःखिता। दीर्घमुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत्॥

kaikaiyyā vacanaṃ śrutvā mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā| dīrghamuṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya kaikeyīmidamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing Kaikeyi's words, Mantharā exceedingly aggrieved, sighing hot and hard, thus addressed Kaikeyi, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)