Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 47: Rāvaṇa Reveals his Identity to Sītā
Text 3.47.6
तस्मिन्सम्भ्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने।
कैकेयी नाम भर्तारमार्या सा याचते वरम्॥
tasmin sambhriyamāṇe tu rāghavasyābhiṣecane
kaikeyī nāma bhartāram āryā sā yācate varam
tasmin sambhriyamāṇe tu = was inaugurated; rāghavasya = when Rāghava’s; abhiṣecane = coronation; kaikeyī = Kaikeyī; nāma = named; bhartāram = her husband; āryā = revered mother-in-law; sā = my well-known; yācate = requested; varam = for a boon.
When Rāghava’s coronation was inaugurated, my well-known revered mother-in-law named Kaikeyī requested her husband for a boon.1
1 Rāmāyaṇa-bhūṣaṇa: āryā pūjyā mama śvaśrūr ity arthaḥ.
“What boon did she ask for?” Anticipating this question, she speaks the next verse.