Chapter 9 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 9.45

तदा हेमोपमा तत्र कुब्जावाक्यवशंगता। संविश्य भूमौ कैकेयी मन्थरामिदमब्रवीत्॥

tadā hemopamā tatra kubjāvākyavaśaṃgatā| saṃviśya bhūmau kaikeyī mantharāmidamabravīt||

English Meaning

Then sitting down upon the ground, Kaikeyi, comparable to gold, under the influence of Manthara's words, spoke to her, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)