What a thing to happen at such a time? I am undone by putting trust in a woman; as at the time of heavenly reward for penance an ascetic is destroyed by ignorance.”
Chaupai
In this manner the king burned within himself, and the wicked woman, seeing his evil plight, thus began: “What, then, is Bharat not your son too, but a slave even as I am, bought for a price? If my words, thus like arrows, pierce you to the heart, why did you not think before you spoke? Answer now, say either yes or no, most truthful lord of Raghu's truthful line. Refuse me the boon you erst promised, break your word and be publicly disgraced. When you engaged to grant the boon, you were loud in your praises of truth, imagining, no doubt, that I should ask for a handful of parched grain. When Sivi, Dadhichi and Bali made a promise, they gave life and wealth to keep their word.” Kaikeyi's speech was as stinging as salt applied to a burn.
Chaupai
In this manner the king burned within himself, and the wicked woman, seeing his evil plight, thus began: “What, then, is Bharat not your son too, but a slave even as I am, bought for a price? If my words, thus like arrows, pierce you to the heart, why did you not think before you spoke? Answer now, say either yes or no, most truthful lord of Raghu's truthful line. Refuse me the boon you erst promised, break your word and be publicly disgraced. When you engaged to grant the boon, you were loud in your praises of truth, imagining, no doubt, that I should ask for a handful of parched grain. When Sivi, Dadhichi and Bali made a promise, they gave life and wealth to keep their word.” Kaikeyi's speech was as stinging as salt applied to a burn.