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[King Dasaratha enters the palace of Kaikeyi who is in the chamber of wrath--tries to pacify her in different ways.]

विदर्शिता यदा देवी कुब्जया पापया भृशम्।

तदा शेते स्म सा भूमौ दिग्धविद्धेव किन्नरी।।2.10.1।।

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सा देवी that queen (Kaikeyi), भृशम् exceedingly, पापया sinful one, कुब्जया by hunchback (Manthara), यदा when, विदर्शिता perversely advised, तदा then, दिग्धविद्धेव as if struck by a poisonous arrow, किन्नरीव like a 'kinnari', भूमौ on the floor, शेते स्म lay down.

Perversely advised by the extremely sinful hunchback the queen (Kaikeyi) lay down on the ground like a kinnari struck as though by a poisonous arrow.