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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.11

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: he asks whether someone has insulted her or whether she is ill, offering treatment, gifts, punishment of an enemy, or anything else she wants

2.10.11

ahaṃ caiva madīyāś ca sarve tava vaśānugāḥ
na te kaṃ cid abhiprāyaṃ vyāhantum aham utsahe

I myself and all who are mine are obedient to your will; I would not dare to thwart any intention of yours.

Words: ahaṃ — I; caiva — and; madīyāś — those who are mine; ca — and; sarve — all; tava — your; vaśānugāḥ — obedient to (your) will; na — not; te — your; kaṃ cid — any; abhiprāyaṃ — intention; vyāhantum — to thwart; aham — I; utsahe — dare, am able

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.