Thus in presence of the king, Sumantra with clasped palms, with soft yet cutting words endeavoured to strike Kaikeyi with regret. But that noble dame did not feel any compunction, nor was she touched 'with regret. And the complexion of her countenance remained as it was before.
इति सान्त्वैश्च तीक्ष्णैश्च कैकेयी राजसंसदि। भूयः संक्षोभयामास सुमन्त्रस्तु कृताञ्जलिः॥ नैव सा क्षुभ्यते देवी न च स्म परिदूयते । न चास्या मुखवर्णस्य लक्ष्यते विक्रिया तदा॥