Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 7
अतीव सा तु संहृष्टा कैकेयी विस्मयान्विता। एकमाभरणं तस्यै कुब्जायै प्रददौ शुभम्
atīva sā tu saṃhṛṣṭā kaikeyī vismayānvitā| ekamābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pradadau śubham
Filled with immense joy and wonder (at the news), Kaikeyi gifted a beauthful ornament to that hunchback.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Kaikeyi, filled with joy at the news, gives Manthara a beautiful ornament. The gift is sincere — she rewards her maid for bringing such wonderful tidings. The irony is unbearable: she is rewarding the person who plans to destroy the very joy she celebrates.
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