Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 13: Kaikeyī Rejects Daśaratha’s Sorrowful Plea
Text 2.13.4
एवमुक्तस्तु कैकेय्या राजा दशरथस्तदा।
प्रत्युवाच ततः क्रुद्धो मुहूर्त विह्वलन्निव॥
evam uktas tu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathas tadā
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddho muhūrtaṁ vihvalann iva
evam = thus; uktaḥ tu = spoke; kaikeyyā = when Kaikeyī; rājā = King; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; tadā pratyuvāca tataḥ = replied to her; kruddhaḥ = he was angry; muhūrtam = for a while; vihvalan iva = and appeared to be senseless.
When Kaikeyī spoke thus, King Daśaratha replied to her. He was angry and appeared to be senseless for a while.