Ayodhya Kanda 14.1
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Ayodhya Kanda 14 · Verse 1
Sanskrit Original
[Kaikeyi insists on the boons -- Ayodhya is decorated all over--People wait eagerly for the event -- Vasistha arrives at the inner apartment of the king-- Dasaratha sends Sumantra to fetch Rama.] पुत्रशोकार्दितं पापा विसंज्ञं पतितं भुवि। विवेष्टमानमुद्वीक्ष्य सैक्ष्वाकमिदमब्रवीत्।।
[Kaikeyi insists on the boons -- Ayodhya is decorated all over--People wait eagerly for the event -- Vasistha arrives at the inner apartment of the king-- Dasaratha sends Sumantra to fetch Rama.] putraśōkārditaṅ pāpā visaṅjñaṅ patitaṅ bhuvi. vivēṣṭamānamudvīkṣya saikṣvākamidamabravīt৷৷
The evil woman (Kaikeyi) said to the king of the Ikshvaku race who lay unconscious on the floor writhing and tormented with grief on account of his son.