कैकेयी Kaikeyi, मे श्वशुरम् my fatherinlaw, सुकृतेन by good luck, प्रतिगृह्य extracted a promise ( married for a consideration), सत्यसन्धम् truthful, नृपोत्तमम् best of kings, भर्तारम् husband's, मम भर्तुः of my husband, प्रव्राजनम् banishment, भरतस्य Bharata's, अभिषेचनम् consecration, द्वौ two (boons), अयाचत asked.

For the fulfilment of the promise made to Kaikeyi earlier by my truthful fatherin law, who, to my good luck, was the best of kings, she asked for two boons. One was banishment of my husband and second, consecration of Bharata.