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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 53 Shloka 8
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अनाथश्च हि वृद्धश्च मया चैव विनाकृतः। किं करिष्यति कामात्मा कैकेयी वशमागतः।।2.53.8।।
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English Translation

अनाथश्च forlorn, वृद्धश्च aged, मया by me, विना च कृतः separated, कामात्मा that lustful one, कैकेयीवशम् under the influence of Kaikeyi, आगतः having come, किं what, करिष्यति can he do?

English Commentary

That lustful king, having come under the hold of Kaikeyi, has been deprived of my presence. What can that forlorn and aged king do?