Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 78: Śatrughna Punishes Mantharā
Text 2.78.15
सानुक्रोशां वदान्यां च धर्मज्ञां च यशस्विनीम्।
कौसल्यां शरणं याम सा हि नोऽस्तु ध्रुवा गतिः॥
sānukrośāṁ vadānyāṁ ca dharmajñāṁ ca yaśasvinīm
kausalyāṁ śaraṇaṁ yāma sā hi no ’stu dhruvā gatiḥ
sānukrośām = she is compassionate; vadānyām ca = gentle in speech 2; dharmajñām = a knower of dharma; ca = and; yaśasvinīm = illustrious; kausalyām = of Kausalyā; śaraṇam yāma = let us take shelter; sā hi = she; naḥ = our; astu = will be; dhruvā = for sure; gatiḥ = shelter.
“Let us take shelter of Kausalyā. She is compassionate, gentle in speech, illustrious and a knower of dharma. She will be our shelter for sure.”