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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.13

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: she says she has a wish, but will name it only after he promises to fulfill it

2.10.13

tathoktā sā samāśvastā vaktukāmā tad apriyam
paripīḍayituṃ bhūyo bhartāram upacakrame

Thus addressed and reassured, wishing to speak that unwelcome thing, she set about tormenting her husband still further.

Words: tathoktā — thus addressed; sā — she; samāśvastā — reassured; vaktukāmā — wishing to speak; tad — that; apriyam — unwelcome thing; paripīḍayituṃ — to torment; bhūyo — further, again; bhartāram — husband; upacakrame — began

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.