
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Verse 4
Ramayana 2.49.4
राजानं धिग्दशरथं कामस्य वशमागतम्।।।।हा नृशंसाद्य कैकेयी पापा पापानुबन्धिनी।तीक्ष्णा सम्भिन्नमर्यादा तीक्ष्णकर्मणि वर्तते।।।।या पुत्रमीदृशं राज्ञः प्रवासयति धार्मिकम्।वनवासे महाप्राज्ञं सानुक्रोशं जितेन्द्रियम्।।।।
rājānaṃ dhig daśarathaṃ kāmasya vaśam āgatam || hā nṛśaṃsā ’dya kaikeyī pāpā pāpānubandhinī | tīkṣṇā sambhinnamaryādā tīkṣṇakarmaṇi vartate || yā putram īdṛśaṃ rājñaḥ pravāsayati dhārmikam | vanavāse mahāprājñaṃ sānukrośaṃ jitendriyam ||
“Shame on King Daśaratha, who has fallen under the sway of desire! Alas—today that ruthless Kaikeyī, sinful and bound to sin, has shattered every boundary of propriety and is set upon a cruel deed: she is sending the king’s son—righteous, profoundly wise, compassionate, and self-restrained—away to dwell in the forest.”