Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 10: Kaikeyī claims the two boons · 2.10.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Kaikeyī claims the two boons. Bound by his promise, Daśaratha hears her demands for Bharata’s abhiṣeka and Rāma’s exile, then collapses and pleads

In the sequence: Daśaratha comes to share the happy news with Kaikeyī and finds her lying on the floor

2.10.1

ājñāpya tu mahārājo rāghavasyābhiṣecanam
priyārhāṃ priyam ākhyātuṃ viveśāntaḥpuraṃ vaśī

Having ordered the consecration of Rāghava, the great king, self-controlled, entered the inner apartments to tell the good news to her who deserved it.

Words: ājñāpya — having ordered; tu — and; mahārājo — the great king; rāghavasyābhiṣecanam — the consecration of Rāghava; priyārhāṃ — to her who deserved good news; priyam — the good news; ākhyātuṃ — to announce; viveśāntaḥpuraṃ — entered the inner apartments; vaśī — self-controlled

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.