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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.15

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

2.10.15

pratijñāṃ pratijānīṣva yadi tvaṃ kartum icchasi
atha tad vyāhariṣyāmi yad abhiprārthitaṃ mayā

Make me a promise, if you wish to do it; then I shall declare what I have desired.

Words: pratijñāṃ — a promise; pratijānīṣva — pledge, promise; yadi — if; tvaṃ — you; kartum — to do; icchasi — you wish; atha — then; tad — that; vyāhariṣyāmi — I shall declare; yad — what; abhiprārthitaṃ — desired, sought; mayā — by me

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.