महात्मना magnanimous, राघवेण by the scion of the Raghus (Rama), एवम् thus, उक्ता spoken, कैकेयी Kaikeyi, सुनिर्लज्जा without any sense of shame, धृष्टम् impudent, आत्महितम् in her own interest, इदं वच: these words, उवाच said.

When Kaikeyi was thus asked by the magnanimous scion of the Raghus (Rama) she uttered unashamed these impudent words in her own interest.