Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 7
दत्वा त्वाभरणं तस्यै कुब्जायै प्रमदोत्तमा। कैकेयी मन्थरां दृष्ट्वा पुनरेवाब्रवीदिदम्
datvā tvābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pramadottamā| kaikeyī mantharāṃ dṛṣṭvā punarevābravīdidam
Kaikeyi, the best among the beauties, having given the ornament to Manthara, the hunchback, looked at her and said these words again:
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Kaikeyi speaks to Manthara with gratitude: 'The news you have brought me is exceedingly pleasant.' Her words shine with genuine happiness. This is the last moment of pure joy Kaikeyi will feel in the epic. Everything after this is shadow.
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