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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.14

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

2.10.14

nāsmi viprakṛtā deva kena cin na vimānitā
abhiprāyas tu me kaś cit tam icchāmi tvayā kṛtam

I have not been wronged, O king, nor slighted by anyone; but I have a certain wish, and I desire it to be fulfilled by you.

Words: nāsmi — I am not; viprakṛtā — wronged, offended; deva — O king; kena cin — by anyone; na — not; vimānitā — slighted; abhiprāyas — a wish; tu — but; me — my; kaś cit — a certain; tam — it; icchāmi — I desire; tvayā — by you; kṛtam — done, fulfilled

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.