Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 12: Kaikeyī Reaffirms her Demands
Text 2.12.6
चिरेण तु नृपः संज्ञां प्रतिलभ्य सुदुःखितः।
कैकेयीमब्रवीत्क्रुद्धः प्रदहन्निव चक्षुषा॥
cireṇa tu nṛpaḥ saṁjñāṁ pratilabhya suduḥkhitaḥ
kaikeyīm abravīt kruddhaḥ pradahann iva cakṣuṣā
cireṇa tu = slowly; nṛpaḥ = the king; saṁjñām = his consciousness; pratilabhya = after regaining; suduḥkhitaḥ = became very aggrieved; kaikeyīm = Kaikeyī; abravīt = he spoke [to her as follows]; kruddhaḥ = angrily; pradahan = burning; iva = as if; cakṣuṣā = with his eyes.
After slowly regaining his consciousness, the king became very aggrieved. As if burning Kaikeyī with his eyes, he angrily spoke [to her as follows].