Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 8: The Conversation Between Kaikeyī and Mantharā
Text 2.8.20
कैकेय्या वचनं श्रुत्वा मन्थरा भृशदुःखिता।
दीर्घमुष्णं विनिश्वस्य कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत्॥
kaikeyyā vacanaṁ śrutvā mantharā bhṛśa-duḥkhitā
dīrgham uṣṇaṁ viniśvasya kaikeyīm idam abravīt
kaikeyyāḥ = Kaikeyī’s; vacanam = words; śrutvā = hearing; mantharā = Mantharā; bhṛśa-duḥkhitā = became extremely sad; dīrgham = long; uṣṇam = and warm; viniśvasya = with a sigh; kaikeyīm = to Kaikeyī; idam = the following; abravīt = she spoke.
Hearing Kaikeyī’s words, Mantharā became extremely sad. With a long and warm sigh, she spoke the following to Kaikeyī.