Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 7
मन्थाराया वचश्श्रुत्वा शयाना सा शुभानना। उत्तस्थौ हर्षसम्पूर्णा चन्द्रलेखेव शारदी
manthārāyā vacaśśrutvā śayānā sā śubhānanā| uttasthau harṣasampūrṇā candralekheva śāradī
Hearing the words of Manthara, Kaikeyi of charming countenance lying in her couch rose, full of joy, like the autumnal streak of the Moon's crescent.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Kaikeyi rises, full of joy. She has not yet been poisoned. She hears that Rama will be crowned and is genuinely happy. The verse is a last glimpse of the Kaikeyi who could have been — the queen who loved her stepson. She rises 'like the autumn moon.' The beauty of this image makes her fall more devastating.
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