Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 58: Sumantra Conveys the Message of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
Text 2.58.27
राज्ञा तु खलु कैकेय्या लघु त्वाश्रित्य शासनम्।
कृतं कार्यमकार्यं वा वयं येनाभिपीडिताः॥
rājñā tu khalu kaikeyyā laghu tv āśritya śāsanam
kṛtaṁ kāryam akāryaṁ vā vayaṁ yenābhipīḍitāḥ
rājñā = the king; tu khalu = on the other hand; kaikeyyā = of Kaikeyī; laghu tu = of the insignificant; āśritya = has taken shelter; śāsanam = ruling; kṛtam = and performed; kāryam = an activity; akāryam vā = that should never have been performed; vayam = we have been; yena = because of which; abhipīḍitāḥ = tormented.
“On the other hand, the king has taken shelter of the insignificant ruling of Kaikeyī and performed an activity that should never have been performed—because of which we have been tormented.