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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 9 Shloka 8
Original Shloka
श्रुत्वैवं वचनं तस्या मन्थरायास्तु कैकेयी। किञ्चिदुत्थाय शयनात्स्वास्तीर्णादिदमब्रवीत्।।2.9.8।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

कैकेयी Kaikeyi, तस्या: मन्थराया: that Manthara's, एवम् in this way, वचनम् words, श्रुत्वा (एव) after hearing, स्वास्तीर्णात् from the wellspread, शयनात् from the bed, किञ्चित् a little, उत्थाय got up, इदम् this, अब्रवीत् said.

English Commentary

After hearing Manthara's words, Kaikeyi got up a little from her wellspread bed and said this: