Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 35: Furious Sumantra Criticizes Kaikeyī
Text 2.35.13

त्यक्ताया बान्धवैः सर्वैर्ब्राह्मणैः साधुभिः सदा।
का प्रीती राज्यलाभेन तव देवि भविष्यति।
तादृशं त्वममर्यादं कर्म कर्तुं चिकीर्षसि॥

tyaktāyā bāndhavaiḥ sarvair brāhmaṇaiḥ sādhubhiḥ sadā
kā prītī rājya-lābhena tava devi bhaviṣyati
tādṛśaṁ tvam amaryādaṁ karma kartuṁ cikīrṣasi

tyaktāyāḥ = when you have been rejected; bāndhavaiḥ = of your relatives; sarvaiḥ = by all; brāhmaṇaiḥ = brāhmaṇas; sādhubhiḥ = [and] saintly persons; sadā = for all time; = what; prītiḥ = happiness; rājya-lābhena = by getting the kingdom; tava = you; devi = O queen; bhaviṣyati = will achieve; tādṛśam = such; tvam = you; amaryādam = that violates proper conduct; karma = an act; kartum cikīrṣasi = [and yet] want to perform.

O queen, what happiness will you achieve by getting the kingdom when you have been rejected by all of your relatives, brāhmaṇas [and] saintly persons for all time? [And yet] you want to perform such an act that violates proper conduct.