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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 9 Shloka 53
Original Shloka
इति प्रशस्यमाना सा कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत्। शयानां शयने शुभ्रे वेद्यामग्निशिखामिव।।2.9.53।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

इति thus, प्रशस्यमाना being praised, सा that(Manthara), वेद्याम् on a sacrificial altar, अग्निशिखामिव like a flaming fire, शुभ्रे white, शयने in the couch, शयानाम् lying down, कैकेयीम् addressing Kaikeyi, इदम् this, अब्रवीत् said.

English Commentary

Flattered in this manner, Manthara addressed Kaikeyi who was lying on a white couch and looking like a flaming fire on the sacrificial altar: