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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.10.16

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 assures her of his love and swears to satisfy her

2.10.16

evam uktas tayā rājā priyayā strīvaśaṃ gataḥ
tām uvāca mahātejāḥ kaikeyīm īṣadutsmitaḥ

Thus addressed by his beloved, the mighty king, fallen under the woman's sway, spoke to Kaikeyī, smiling slightly:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tayā — by her; rājā — the king; priyayā — by (his) beloved; strīvaśaṃ — under the woman's power; gataḥ — gone, fallen; tām — her; uvāca — said; mahātejāḥ — of great splendour; kaikeyīm — to Kaikeyī; īṣadutsmitaḥ — slightly smiling

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.