Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 72: Kaikeyī Informs Bharata About Daśaratha’s Death
Text 2.72.2
अनुप्राप्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा कैकेयी प्रोषितं सुतम्।
उत्पपात तदा हृष्टा त्यक्त्वा सौवर्णमासनम्॥
anuprāptaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā kaikeyī proṣitaṁ sutam
utpapāta tadā hṛṣṭā tyaktvā sauvarṇam āsanam
anuprāptam tu = return; tam = Him; dṛṣṭvā = upon seeing; kaikeyī = Kaikeyī; proṣitam = who had gone abroad; sutam = her son; utpapāta = and rose [to greet]; tadā hṛṣṭā = became delighted; tyaktvā = she gave up; sauvarṇam = her golden; āsanam = seat.
Upon seeing her son who had gone abroad return, Kaikeyī became delighted. She gave up her golden seat and rose [to greet] Him.