Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 20: Kausalyā’s Lamentation
Text 2.20.42
अत्यन्तं निगृहीतास्मि भर्तुर्नित्यमतान्त्रिता।
परिवारेण कैकेय्याः समा वाप्यथ वावरा॥
atyantaṁ nigṛhītāsmi bhartur nityam atāntritā
parivāreṇa kaikeyyāḥ samā vāpy atha vāvarā
atyantam = extremely; nigṛhītā asmi = I have been restrained; bhartuḥ = by my husband; nityam = at all times; atāntritā = and subordinated 3; parivāreṇa = as maidservants; kaikeyyāḥ = Kaikeyī’s; samā vā = I am considered to be on the same status as; api = even; atha vā = or; avarā = inferior to them.
I have been extremely restrained and subordinated by my husband at all times. I am considered to be on the same status as Kaikeyī’s maidservants or even inferior to them.