[kekayānāṃrājā, aṇ] A prince or ruler of the Kekayas. yī A daughter of the prince of the Ke- kayas and one (the youngest) of the three wives of king Daśaratha and mother of Bharata. [When Rāma was about to be installed as heir-apparent, she was not less rejoiced than Kausalya. But she had a very wicked nurse called Mantharā who long owed Rāma a grudge. Finding this to be an excellent opportunity for her revenge,...